overhook

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ hook.

Noun

overhook (plural overhooks)

1. (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.
   • 2005, Eddie Bravo, Jiu-jitsu Unleashed, page 12:

     He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks.

Usage notes

• A single overhook uses one arm; a double overhook uses both arms.

Verb

overhook (third-person singular simple present overhooks, present participle overhooking, simple past and past participle overhooked)

1. (wrestling, martial arts, transitive) To use such a hold upon.
   • 2004, Mark Hatmaker, No Holds Barred Fighting: Savage Strikes, page 128:

     Overhook one of his arms just above the elbow (here the right arm overhooks the opponent's left arm).

Related terms

• underhook