ARMLOCK

Etymology

Noun

armlock (plural armlocks)

A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile

Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts

(figuratively, by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone.

Anagrams

• lockram, marlock

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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