deathlock English

Meaning deathlock meaning

What does deathlock mean?

deathlock noun

— (sports) A certain wrestling move that traps the opponent's leg.

— A close struggle between two opponents in which each tries to kill the other.

— (metaphoric) A struggle to destroy a force or principle to which one is opposed, or between two mutually incompatible principles.

— Rigor mortis, or a physical grip that is similarly inflexible and unyielding.

— (metaphoric) A similarly tight hold on something nonphysical.