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plural overhooks
(wrestling, martial arts) A clinch hold performed by putting an arm over the opponent's arm, and encircling the opponent's arm or upper body. quotations examples
He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks.
2005, Eddie Bravo, Jiu-jitsu Unleashed, page 12
third-person singular simple present overhooks, present participle overhooking, simple past and past participle overhooked
(wrestling, martial arts, transitive) To use such a hold upon. quotations examples
Overhook one of his arms just above the elbow (here the right arm overhooks the opponent's left arm).
2004, Mark Hatmaker, No Holds Barred Fighting: Savage Strikes, page 128