toehold
English
/ˈtəʊhəʊld/
noun
Definitions
- (rock climbing) A foothold small enough to support just the toe.
- (by extension) Any small advantage which allows one to make significant progress; a slight footing or foothold.
- (wrestling) A hold in which the aggressor bends back the opponent's foot.
Etymology
Compound from English toe (digit of a foot) + English hold (game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem).
Origin
English
hold
Gloss
game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ahold English
- anchorhold English
- behold English
- breathhold English
- chokehold English
- commonhold English
- copyhold English
- crowtoe English
- deertoe English
- fiefhold English
- fingerhold English
- foothold English
- forehold English
- forhold English
- hammertoe English
- handhold English
- hold English
- holdable English
- holdase English
- holdback English
- holder English
- holdest English
- holdeth English
- holdfast English
- holdless English
- holdoff English
- holdout English
- household English
- inhold English
- landhold English
- leasehold English
- leghold English
- lifehold English
- mini-hold English
- mishold English
- offhold English
- onhold English
- outhold English
- overhold English
- pinhold English
- resthold English
- roothold English
- shelltoe English
- shorthold English
- stokehold English
- stranglehold English
- stronghold English
- throttlehold English
- thumb-toe English
- tiptoe English
- toe English
- toe box English
- toe-tapper English
- toeboard English
- toebox English
- toecap English
- toeclip English
- toed English
- toeful English
- toeless English
- toelike English
- toenail English
- toepad English
- toepiece English
- toeplate English
- toeprint English
- toeprinting English
- toerag English
- toeside English
- toesie English
- toesies English
- toey English
- underhold English
- unhold English
- uphold English
- windhold English
- withhold English
- holden Middle English
- to Middle English
- holim Tok Pisin
- toe
- hold
- toey
- toed
- ahold
- toebox
- toepad
- toesie
- holder
- uphold
- unhold
- toeful
- toecap
- toerag
- tiptoe
- inhold
- behold
- onhold
- forhold
- offhold
- pinhold
- holdase
- mishold
- toenail
- toeside
- toe box
- outhold
- holdout
- holdeth
- toeless
- crowtoe
- deertoe
- toeclip
- holdoff
- toesies
- leghold
- holdest
- toelike
- toepiece
- toeprint
- handhold
- holdable
- holdless
- lifehold
- copyhold
- toeplate
- landhold
- holdfast
- resthold
- toeboard
- overhold
- forehold
- roothold
- foothold
- shelltoe
- windhold
- withhold
- fiefhold
- holdback
- shorthold
- mini-hold
- household
- underhold
- chokehold
- stokehold
- leasehold
- hammertoe
- thumb-toe
- toe-tapper
- commonhold
- fingerhold
- stronghold
- anchorhold
- breathhold
- toeprinting
- stranglehold
- throttlehold