noun
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an object, crevice, etc, that can be used as a grip or support, as in climbing
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a grip or secure hold with the hand or hands
Etymology
Origin of handhold
Example Sentences
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Three men were climbing the Gribin Ridge in Eryri, also known as Snowdonia, on Saturday, when the handhold collapsed.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2023
She started as a country singer, has found a handhold firmly in pop, but albums like "Reputation" have a more gritty and experimental feel.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2022
High on a wall in West Virginia, entrusting his weight to a narrow handhold, another shrieks “in all out battle mode,” according to Lynch’s caption; but is he shrieking in pain, exhilaration or fear?
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2019
What gives Mr. O’Rourke a handhold in the race is his prodigious fundraising.
From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2019
“First you chopped a handhold, then a kneehold, and then chopped off ice hastily but carefully, with an occasional sea washing over you,” Worsley explained.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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