Definition of armbar - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

grappling hold

TECH.

wrestling move to control the opponent's arm

TECH.

She used an armbar to gain advantage over her opponent.

martial arts

TECH.

joint lock that hyperextends the elbow

TECH.

He won the match with a perfectly executed armbar.

joint lock

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Origin of armbar

English, arm + bar (rod)

Examples of armbar in a sentence

He practiced the armbar repeatedly to perfect his technique.
She applied an armbar to her opponent swiftly.
The armbar is a common technique in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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French:clé de bras, armbar, ...
German:Armhebel, Armbar, ...
Italian:leva al braccio, chiave articolare al braccio, ...
Spanish:llave de brazo, ...
Portuguese:chave de braço, armbar, ...
Chinese:手臂锁, 肘锁, ...
Japanese:アームバー, 腕ひしぎ十字固め, ...
Arabic:قَفْل الذِّرَاع, قَفْل الذِّراع المُسْتَقِيم, ...
Hebrew:מַנְעוּל יָד, נְעִילַת מַרְפֵּק, ...
Russian:рычаг локтя, ...
Ukrainian:важіль руки, важіль ліктя, ...
Hindi:आर्मबार, हाथ की कुंडी, ...
Bengali:আর্মবার, যৌথ লক, ...
Catalan:clau de braç, barra de braç, ...
Czech:páka na ruku, páka, ...
Danish:armbøjning, armbar, ...
Dutch:armklem, armbar, ...
Greek:κλείδωμα χεριού, κλείδωμα άρθρωσης, ...
Hungarian:karfeszítés, könyökfeszítés, ...
Khmer:បច្ចេកទេសចាប់បត់ដៃ, បច្ចេកទេសចាប់គន្លាក់កែងដៃ, ...
Korean:팔 제어, 팔 관절 잠금, ...
Persian:قفل بازو, قفل آرنج, ...
Polish:dźwignia na ramię, dźwignia na łokieć, ...
Portuguese (BR):chave de braço, armbar, ...
Romanian:blocaj de braț, cheie de cot, ...
Swedish:armkontroll, armbar, ...
Thai:ท่าควบคุมแขน, ล็อคแขน, ...
Turkish:kol kontrolü, kol kilidi, ...
Vietnamese:đòn kiểm soát tay, khóa tay, ...

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Definition of armbar - Reverso English Dictionary

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