American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A grip of or by the hand.
- n. Something that one can hold onto for support.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Hold or grasp with the hand. Compare foothold, 1.
- n. The handle of an anglers' rod, formed by that part of the butt which is just above the reel: it is often wrapped with velvet, ratan, or cord.
- n. In car-building, an iron bar firmly fixed to the side or end of a freight-car to assist trainmen in boarding it; a grab-iron.
- n. an appendage to hold onto
“I suppose we shouldn't leave out 'handhold' as another.”
“Length are 24 inch plus a little as a "handhold" for better handling at the start and at the end.”
“She threw her arms out and fought to find any kind of handhold she could, but it was no use.”
“I've always felt that this was just a little bit too late - by the time June rolls around, you're competing with literally millions of recent grads, all frantic to find some kind of handhold in this thing called "real life".”
“Occasionally a toehold or handhold crumbled beneath him, the loose rock falling and bouncing and tumbling down the slope.”
“He charged upward, from handhold to foothold, his legs shaking violently from the buildup of lactic acid.”
“My hands plunged under the water, fingers searching for a secure handhold.”
“He came to believe that working people, poor people, put down and stepped upon, had to organize if they were going to clean up the slums, fight the corruption that exploited them, and get a handhold on the first rung of the ladder up and out.”
“There is one actual handhold that's not a palm on the whole route.”
“I molded my foot around it and pushed up, scrambling for and finding another handhold farther up the rock face.”
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