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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun toehold has 3 senses

• toehold(n = noun.state) Array - a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"
is a kind of position, status

• toehold(n = noun.artifact) Array - a small foothold used in climbing; Array
is a kind of foothold, footing

• toehold(n = noun.act) Array - a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints; Array
is a kind of wrestling hold

THESAURUS

toehold

advantage, bear hug, bite, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, cling, clinging, clutch, death grip, embrace, firm hold, foothold, footing, footplate, footrail, footrest, full nelson, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, half nelson, hold, hug, iron grip, lock, locus standi, nip, perch, purchase, quarter nelson, scissors, seizure, stance, stand, standing, standing place, stranglehold, tight grip, traction

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