ALL meanings of toehold
toe·hold
T t - noun toehold place for one's toes to grip 1
- noun toehold start: in a career, etc. 1
- noun toehold a small ledge or niche just large enough to support the toes, as in climbing. 1
- noun toehold any slight or initial support, influence, advantage, progress, or the like: His knowledge of Latin gave him a toehold for learning French. 1
- noun toehold a batten nailed to a sloping roof as a support for workers. 1
- noun toehold Wrestling. a hold in which an opponent's foot is twisted. 1
- countable noun toehold If you have a toehold in a situation, you have managed to gain an uncertain position or a small amount of power in it, which you hope will give you the opportunity to get a better or more powerful position. 0
- noun toehold a small foothold to facilitate climbing 0
- noun toehold any means of gaining access, support, etc 0
- noun toehold a wrestling hold in which the opponent's toe is held and his leg twisted against the joints 0
- noun toehold a small space or ledge for supporting the toe of the foot in climbing, etc. 0
- noun toehold any means of surmounting obstacles, gaining entry, etc. 0
- noun toehold a slight footing or advantage 0
- noun toehold a hold in which one wrestler twists the other's foot 0