A hook designed to check or restrain, or a fish hook with a barb that catches the mouth; also a wrestling move.
Compound of 'check' (to restrain or catch) and 'hook' (a curved catching device). Used since the 19th century in fishing and combat sports terminology.
A checkhook in boxing is a devastating punch because it combines a hook's rotation with the check (stop) of your body weight, creating surprising power from a short distance.
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