Noun has 2 senses

• nelson(n = noun.person) admiral nelson, horatio nelson, lord nelson, viscount nelson - English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805);


• nelson(n = noun.act) - any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck;