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[ foo t -hohld ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈfʊtˌhoʊld / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a place or support for the feet; a place where a person may stand or walk securely.
a secure position, especially a firm basis for further progress or development: They gained a foothold in the New York market before beginning their national campaign.
Origin of foothold First recorded in 1615–25; foot + hold1
Words nearby foothold footfault, footframe, footgear, Foot Guards, foothill, foothold , footie, foot in both camps, have a, footing, footing piece, foot-in-mouth
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Example sentences from the Web for foothold For decades, the Chinese government has had a foothold on the African continent.
'Made in China' Now Being Made in Africa | Brendon Hong| August 23, 2014| DAILY BEAST
[Laughs] But, yes, I suppose Scientology has more of a foothold there than it does here.
Paul Haggis on Scientology, the ‘Crash’ Oscar, and ‘Third Person’ | Kevin Fallon| June 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It would allow the old way of doing things to regain a foothold in this young century.
President Obama’s Belgian Waffle | Stuart Stevens| March 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And today, unlike in the 1950s, the hard-right has gained much more of a foothold in corporate America.
Can a Senator Stop a Union? Bob Corker Is Certainly Trying | Michael Tomasky| February 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But while the Paleo diet has rapidly gained a foothold in the public consciousness, it has also been criticized in the media.
In Defense of the Paleo Diet | Chris Kresser, M.S., L.AC.| January 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
I had read many radical books of late, in my groping for a foothold , and I had found most of them dry affairs.
But French political science had already gained a foothold in the country.
The Middle Period 1817-1858 | John William Burgess
I saw the remains of the work which was the only foothold they really possessed.
Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume II (of 2) | Harriet Martineau
He seemed clever rather than forcible, and presented a pathetic figure as of one who had gained no foothold on success.
A Backward Glance at Eighty | Charles A. Murdock
This fact once grasped in its bearings and we get a foothold for estimating Pittsburgh.
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for foothold noun a ledge, hollow, or other place affording a secure grip for the foot, as during climbing
a secure position from which further progress may be made a foothold for a successful career
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Words related to foothold perch, niche, footing, toehold, crevice, purchase, hold, space