ねじ伏せる

ねじふせる

Also written 捻じ伏せる, 捩じ伏せる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor
2. to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

Kanji

• 伏 lie low. Read as ふせる.

Common phrases

• 力でねじ伏せる
• 相手をねじ伏せる

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