handhold

[ hand-hohld ]

/ ˈhændˌhoʊld /

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noun

a grip with the hand or hands.

something to grip or take hold of, as a support or handle.

Origin of handhold

First recorded in 1635–45; hand + hold¹

Words nearby handhold

hand grenade, handgrip, handgun, handheld, handheld computer, handhold, handholding, hand horn, handicap, handicapped, handicapper

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Example sentences from the Web for handhold

Bud, meanwhile, clawed a handhold on a wire screen enclosing an air compressor and pulled himself to his feet.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X|Victor Appleton
There was a handhold of iron, a sort of large iron staple, in the bricks in front of them.
The Red House Mystery|A. A. Milne
Wade decided suddenly to go into his room and stopped himself by grabbing a handhold.
Islands of Space|John W Campbell
He clutched the handhold and rolled backward, as he had seen the men do.
The Small World of M-75|Ed M. Clinton, Jr.

Then he had to snatch for a handhold as the spider-machine lunged into a dead run.
World of the Drone|Robert Abernathy

British Dictionary definitions for handhold

handhold

/ (ˈhændˌhəʊld) /

noun

an object, crevice, etc, that can be used as a grip or support, as in climbing

a grip or secure hold with the hand or hands

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	handhold
释义	handhold [ hand-hohld ] / ˈhændˌhoʊld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR handhold ON THESAURUS.COM noun a grip with the hand or hands. something to grip or take hold of, as a support or handle. Origin of handhold First recorded in 1635–45; hand + hold¹ Words nearby handhold hand grenade, handgrip, handgun, handheld, handheld computer, handhold, handholding, hand horn, handicap, handicapped, handicapper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for handhold Bud, meanwhile, clawed a handhold on a wire screen enclosing an air compressor and pulled himself to his feet. Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X\|Victor Appleton There was a handhold of iron, a sort of large iron staple, in the bricks in front of them. The Red House Mystery\|A. A. Milne Wade decided suddenly to go into his room and stopped himself by grabbing a handhold. Islands of Space\|John W Campbell He clutched the handhold and rolled backward, as he had seen the men do. The Small World of M-75\|Ed M. Clinton, Jr. Then he had to snatch for a handhold as the spider-machine lunged into a dead run. World of the Drone\|Robert Abernathy British Dictionary definitions for handhold handhold / (ˈhændˌhəʊld) / noun an object, crevice, etc, that can be used as a grip or support, as in climbing a grip or secure hold with the hand or hands Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to handhold grasp, restraint, constraint, clamp, hold, hook, cincture, coercion, enclosure, fixing, ligature, gripe, grapple, lug, clench, brace, duress, clinch, tenure, snatch
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handhold

noun

Origin of handhold

Words nearby handhold

Example sentences from the Web for handhold

British Dictionary definitions for handhold

noun

Words related to handhold