Phrase guide

octopus hold

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • ŏk′tə-pəs hōld′
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈhəʊ̯ld/
  • General-American: /ˌɔk.tə.pəs ˈhoʊ̯ld/ without the cot–caught merger
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌɑk.tə.pəs ˈhoʊ̯ld/
  • Canada, standard: /ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈhoʊ̯ld/
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˌɑk.tə.pəs ˈhoʊ̯ld/
  • Australian: /ˌɔk.tə.pəs ˈhəʉ̯ld/
  • Australian: /ˌɔk.tə.pəs ˈhɐʉ̯ld/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈhɐʉ̯ld/
  • Scotland: /ˌɔk.tə.pəs ˈhold/
  • Scotland: /ˌɔk.tʌ.pʌs ˈhold/
  • India: /ˌɔk.ʈo.pus ˈhoːlɖ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A hold in which the wrestler stands behind the opponent and hooks a leg over the opponent's opposite leg.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: octopus stretch

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Japanese: 卍固め (manji-gatame) — professional wrestling hold