Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index H half nelson: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: half' nel'son Pronunciation: [key] — Wrestling. Wrestling. a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. half mourning half note ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: evanescent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language