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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

handful, handgrip, handgun, handheld, handheld computer, handhold, handholding, handicap, handicap register, handicapped, handicapper

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