foothold

[ foo t-hohld ]

/ ˈfʊtˌhoʊld /

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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

footfall, footfault, footframe, footgear, foothill, foothold, footie, footing, footing piece, footle, footless

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.

The Harbor |Ernest Poole
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

British Dictionary definitions for foothold

foothold

/ (ˈfʊtˌhəʊld) /

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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