- half nelson
- noun Date: 1889 a wrestling hold in which one arm is thrust under the corresponding arm of an opponent and the hand placed on the back of the opponent's neck — compare full nelson
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half nelson
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Half Nelson — Données clés Titre original Half Nelson Réalisation Ryan Fleck Scénario Ryan Fleck Anna Boden Acteurs principaux Ryan Gosling Shareeka Epps Anthony Mackie Nathan Corbett … Wikipédia en Français
Half Nelson — Título Half Nelson Ficha técnica Dirección Ryan Fleck Producción Anna Boden Jeremy Kipp Walker … Wikipedia Español
Half nelson — may refer to: * Half Nelson (film), a 2006 film starring Ryan Gosling *A version of the Nelson wrestling hold * Half Nelson , a composition by Miles Davis from the 1956 album Workin with the Miles Davis Quintet … Wikipedia
Half nelson — (Wrestling) A hold in which one arm is thrust under the corresponding arm of the opponent, generally behind, and the hand placed upon the back of his neck. In the {full nelson} both hands are so placed. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half nelson — n. a wrestling hold in which an arm is placed under the opponent s arm from behind with one s hand pressed against the back of the opponent s neck: see FULL NELSON … English World dictionary
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half nelson — /haf ˈnɛlsən/ (say hahf nelsuhn) noun a wrestling hold, usually from behind, in which a wrestler pushes one arm under the opponent s arm and grasps the nape of the opponent s neck. Compare full nelson. Also, half nelson …
half nelson — half nel|son [ˌha:f ˈnelsən US ˌhæf ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from Horatio Nelson (1758 1805), one armed English admiral] a way of holding your opponent s arm behind their back in the sport of ↑wrestling … Dictionary of contemporary English
half nelson — half′ nel′son n. spo a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent s neck Compare full nelson … From formal English to slang
Half Nelson (film) — Infobox Film name = Half Nelson director = Ryan Fleck producer = Anna Boden Lynette Howell Rosanne Korenberg Alex Orlovsky Jamie Patricof writer = Anna Boden Ryan Fleck starring = Ryan Gosling Shareeka Epps Anthony Mackie music = Broken Social… … Wikipedia
