nelson

«nelson» in Mova's school dictionary: a hold in wrestling where you put your arm under your… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a nelson, nelsons); proper name (Nelson)

meaning for a pupil

1) A nelson is a hold in wrestling where you put your arm under your opponent's arm and push on the back of their neck; a full nelson uses both arms, a half nelson one. tree →

2) (a name) Nelson is a man's first name or surname, as in Nelson Mandela, the South African leader. tree →

3) (a name) Admiral Horatio Nelson was a famous British naval hero; Nelson's Column stands in Trafalgar Square, London. tree →

4) (a name) Nelson is a city in New Zealand. tree →

5) (cricket) A «Nelson» is a score of 111, which some cricket fans think is unlucky. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons about Nelson Mandela and Admiral Nelson; in sport (wrestling and cricket). Phrases: «full nelson», «half nelson», «Nelson's Column».

examples

• Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid. tree →
• Nelson's Column is in Trafalgar Square in London. tree →
• Admiral Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar. tree →
• The wrestler put his opponent in a full nelson. tree →
• A half nelson uses only one arm. tree →
• Nelson is a sunny city in New Zealand. tree →
• (cricket) When the score reached 111, the umpire stood on one leg for Nelson. tree →
• My cousin's name is Nelson. tree →
• "They will put up a monument to us," said Harry, "as high as Nelson's! tree →

note

As a name, always capital N. The wrestling hold is written with a small n. Safety: wrestling holds can hurt the neck; do not try them in the playground. The cricket «unlucky 111» is only a superstition.

In the corpora

• Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison under apartheid, South Africa's laws separating people by race, then became president in 1994.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «nelson» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.