headlock noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, from which the opponent cannot easily escape.Your love is like a studded leather headlock Your kiss, it could put creases in the rain You're rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock And those other girls are just post-mix lemonade — 2011 verb1 •To restrain in a headlock. formsheadlocked · headlocking · headlocks