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toehold
[ toh-hohld ]
noun
- a small ledge or niche just large enough to support the toes, as in climbing.
- any slight or initial support, influence, advantage, progress, or the like:
His knowledge of Latin gave him a toehold for learning French.
- a batten nailed to a sloping roof as a support for workers.
- Wrestling. a hold in which an opponent's foot is twisted.
toehold
/ ˈtəʊˌhəʊld /
noun
- a small foothold to facilitate climbing
- any means of gaining access, support, etc
the socialist party gained a toehold in the local elections
- a wrestling hold in which the opponent's toe is held and his leg twisted against the joints
Example Sentences
In mid-November, just before the variant had established a toehold in many areas of the country, less than half of eligible seniors—of whom 87% had been fully vaccinated at the time—had received a booster.
In terms of really helping some of the big brands just get a toehold into the gaming environment and start to understand that this really is the new landscape for the next couple of decades, I think our team has done a phenomenal job there.
Once the virus gains a toehold, the body unleashes a wave of immune troops to fight it off.
At minimum, scientists believe that under the right conditions similar life forms could find a toehold on outer solar system moons too.
In someone who is vaccinated, mutations that even slightly evade the body’s immune response can get a toehold.
Titanic moved along, with a stronger toehold on history than ever.
His victory would give the hard right a significant toehold in Richmond.
Find a product that gives it a toehold and build from there.
Lunatic right-wing “birthers” have gotten a toehold on CNN and Fox News, and even the McCain campaign investigated their claims.
I took one look at his smile and understood—Debra had established a toehold in Liberty Square.
Tremont hooked a foot under a toehold to maintain his position facing a mirror.
Hooking into the solid green water of that eddy, Andy found himself a toehold, and presently clambered out.
In China the stock exchanges have a mere toehold on the country; in Japan they have become the spine of national life.
He searched the rear hull, looking for some break in the polished metal that might serve as a toehold.
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