NELSON Definition & Meaning

nelson

[ nel-suhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Wrestling.

a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.

Nelson

[ nel-suhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Viscount Horatio, 1758–1805, British admiral.
(John) Byron, 1911–2006, U.S. golf player.
Prince Rogers. Prince ( def 2 ).
a river in central Canada, flowing northeast from Lake Winnipeg to Hudson Bay. 400 miles (645 km) long.
a seaport on northern South Island, in New Zealand.
a male given name.

nelson

/ ˈ��ɛ��ə�� /

noun

any wrestling hold in which a wrestler places his arm or arms under his opponent's arm or arms from behind and exerts pressure with his palms on the back of his opponent's neck See full nelson half-nelson

Nelson

/ ˈ��ɛ��ə�� /

noun

a town in NW England, in E Lancashire: textile industry. Pop: 28 998 (2001)
a port in New Zealand, on N South Island on Tasman Bay. Pop: 45 300 (2004 est)
River Nelson
a river in central Canada, in N central Manitoba, flowing from Lake Winnipeg northeast to Hudson Bay. Length: about 650 km (400 miles)

Nelson

/ ˈ��ɛ��ə�� /

noun

NelsonHoratio, Viscount Nelson17581805MBritishMILITARY: naval commander Horatio, Viscount Nelson. 1758–1805, British naval commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He became rear admiral in 1797 after the battle of Cape St Vincent and in 1798 almost destroyed the French fleet at the battle of the Nile. He was killed at Trafalgar (1805) after defeating Villeneuve's fleet
NelsonWillie1933MUSMUSIC: country singerMUSIC: songwriter Willie. born 1933, US country singer and songwriter

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of nelson¹

First recorded in 1885–90; special use of name Nelson

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of nelson¹

C19: from a proper name

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Prosecutors said Young choked her and placed her in a “full nelson” wrestling hold, which involves applying pressure to the head and neck.

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To teach his son the “half nelson” move, the coach had a young Szkotnicki demonstrate it on him.

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Police were called to a home on May 29 and found Strong’s 39-year-old roommate holding him down with a wrestling move called a “half nelson.”

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Arriving officers reported entering a bedroom with a damaged door and finding a 39-year-old man holding Calvin Strong, 42, face down in what the younger man called a half nelson.

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“And don’t you go forgetting the rules. No trying to escape from the house. And there’s no need to break up the furniture either. Don’t make me demonstrate my full nelson.”

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