nnoun.statea relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be madeExamples:- American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks
- his father gave him a toehold in the oil business
Hypernyms:position status
Inherited Hypernyms:toeholdstatusstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta small foothold used in climbingHypernyms:foothold footing
Inherited Hypernyms:toeholdfootholdsupportdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.acta wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the jointsHypernyms:wrestling hold
Inherited Hypernyms:toeholdwrestling holdclaspgraspingcontrolactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity