首くび捻ひねり

noun

head-twisting throw

A sumo kimarite where the attacker twists the opponent's head to force them down. Technical term used mainly in sumo contexts.

• 横よこ綱づなは首くび捻ひねりで相あい手てを倒たおした。

  The yokozuna defeated his opponent with a head-twisting throw.