toehold

2 definitions found

toehold - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  toehold
      n 1: 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"
      2: a small foothold used in climbing
      3: a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is
         twisted against the joints

toehold - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "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