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And we need to maintain our foothold in the fight against terrorism and terrorist groups and respond to any degradation of Iraqi security or stability.
Rick Larsen

Meaning of "foothold" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOOTHOLD

foothold  [ˈfʊtˌhəʊld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOTHOLD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foothold is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOOTHOLD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of foothold in the English dictionary

The definition of foothold in the dictionary is a ledge, hollow, or other place affording a secure grip for the foot, as during climbing. Other definition of foothold is a secure position from which further progress may be made.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOOTHOLD


behold
bɪˈhəʊld
chokehold
ˈtʃəʊkˌhəʊld
commonhold
ˈkɒmənˌhəʊld
copyhold
ˈkɒpɪˌhəʊld
fingerhold
ˈfɪŋɡəˌhəʊld
freehold
ˈfriːˌhəʊld
handhold
ˈhændˌhəʊld
hold
həʊld
household
ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld
leasehold
ˈliːsˌhəʊld
lifehold
ˈlaɪfˌhəʊld
roothold
ˈruːtˌhəʊld
stokehold
ˈstəʊkˌhəʊld
stranglehold
ˈstræŋɡəlˌhəʊld
stronghold
ˈstrɒŋˌhəʊld
throttlehold
ˈθrɒtəlˌhəʊld
toehold
ˈtəʊˌhəʊld
uphold
ʌpˈhəʊld
withhold
wɪðˈhəʊld
wormholed
ˈwɜːmˌhəʊld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOTHOLD

footboy
footbreadth
footbridge
footcloth
footdragger
footer
footfall
footgear
footguards
foothill
footie
footing
footings
footle
footler
footless
footlessly
footlessness
footlights
footlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOTHOLD

absolute threshold
buttonhold
difference threshold
Japanese stranglehold
Meyerhold
nuclear threshold
on hold
opposition hold
overhold
overwithhold
subthreshold
threshold
wrestling hold

Synonyms and antonyms of foothold in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOOTHOLD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «foothold» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of foothold

Translation of «foothold» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOOTHOLD

Find out the translation of foothold to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foothold from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foothold» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

立足点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

afianzamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

foothold
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क़ायम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موطئ قدم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опоры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto de apoio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পা রাখার জায়গা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertapak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

足掛かり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foothold
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỗ đứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காலடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भक्कम पाया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutunma noktası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punto d´appoggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyczółek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

опори
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punct de sprijin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έρεισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vastrapplek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fotfäste
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fotfeste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foothold

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTHOLD»

The term «foothold» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.313 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTHOLD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foothold

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10 QUOTES WITH «FOOTHOLD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word foothold.
1
Madison Smartt Bell
I had a house in Haiti, in the hills above the North Atlantic coast. The house appeared as if out of a dream: my dream to have a foothold in the country. Like many concepts do in Haiti, the phrase 'pied a terre' became literal, material.
2
Sean Biggerstaff
It's good to have a foothold in reality, a base somewhere that's always been a base. Sharman Macdonald once said she needs life to write; she can't write if she's just in theatre all the time. I'm the same way, I think. I've always felt that if my life was all about the job, I wouldn't be so good at the job.
3
John Buford
We entered Gettysburg in the afternoon, just in time to meet the enemy entering the town, and in good season to drive him back before his getting a foothold.
4
Edmund Burke
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
5
David E. Kelley
It gets harder and harder to succeed and find audiences with the 500-channel universe, the remote control, and people being so trigger happy with that remote control. It just gets harder to get a foothold.
6
Rick Larsen
And we need to maintain our foothold in the fight against terrorism and terrorist groups and respond to any degradation of Iraqi security or stability.
7
Branford Marsalis
I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a little foothold, a little tiny foothold, and then the rest will take care of itself.
8
Thomas Perez
Community colleges provide higher education where people live, helping to build strong ladders of opportunity that allow people to secure a foothold in the middle class.
9
Daniel H. Pink
My generation's parents told their children, 'Become an accountant, a lawyer, or an engineer; that will give you a solid foothold in the middle class.' But these jobs are now being sent overseas. So in order to make it today, you have to do work that's hard to outsource, hard to automate.
10
Wilhelm Reich
Scientific theory is a contrived foothold in the chaos of living phenomena.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOTHOLD»

Discover the use of foothold in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foothold and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Foothold in the Heavens: The Seventies
Foothold in the Heavens, the second volume in the A History of Human Space Exploration series, focuses upon the 1970s, the decade in which humanity established real, longterm foothold in the heavens with the construction and operation of ...
Ben Evans, 2010
2
Why Do Firms Exercise Foothold Options?: Explanations from ...
A foothold is a business unit within a diversified firm that possesses a very small market share.
John W. Upson, 2008
3
Foothold on a Hillside: Memories of a Southern Illinoisan
Charless and his family and friends fill this book with courage, strength, and an unshakable faith in the value of human endeavor.
Charless Caraway, 1986
4
Gaining a Foothold: Women's Transitions Through Work and College
This study explores how women make decisions about educational transitions, focusing on the complex interaction of personal, social, cultural, economic, and institutional factors that influence women as they move from high school to work, ...
‎1999
5
Foothold in the Mountain
At twenty-four Connie Caruso was a secretary in a prestigious talent agency. It was 1950s Hollywood, when the studio controlled its stars.
Constance Caruso, 2013
6
Tibetan Foothold
An account of the day-to-day life in an orphanage for Tibetan children in the refugee camps of Northern India in the 1960's. A vivid and heart-rending recollection.
Dervla Murphy, 2011
7
Death Finds a Foothold
It's a busy January week-end in Snowdonia with cadets on training maneuvers and the Foothold Club holding its annual dinner meeting, which of course includes Sir Abercrombie Lewker and his guest Detective Inspector George Grimmett.
Glyn Carr, 2008
8
John Smith: A Foothold in the New World
John Smith fought to survive starvation, disease, and deadly attacks for Jamestown to become a foothold in the New World (1580-1631).
Janet Benge, Geoff Benge, 2006
9
Nanoparticles: From Theory to Application
resulting system with adenosine deaminase, and translocation of 25 to foothold 27. (Reproduced with permission from Wiley-VCH from ref. [184]). track DNA (26), while the two nucleic acids (27) and (28) were hybridized to the track DNA (26) ...
Günter Schmid, 2011
10
W.G. Sebald: History, Memory, Trauma
No. Foothold. Institutions. and. Buildings. in. W.G.. Sebald's. Prose. Michael Niehaus “I live in a ghost town. Lots of people live here. You know how it is. Somebody finds a place. Words get round. Everybody moves in. It's a good life.” ( David ...
Scott D. Denham, Mark Richard McCulloh, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOTHOLD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foothold is used in the context of the following news items.
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AUD transaction on a stronger foothold
LME Copper prices rose 3.74% or $201.0/MT to $5576.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 1.79% or $29.0/MT to $1649.0/MT. In the Asian session, ... «FX News Call, Jul 15»
2
FootGolf trying to find its foothold
A foursome tee off during a FootGolf tournament, part of the PLAY Junior Golf Tour, at Sunnidell Golf and Learning Centre on Wednesday. «Brockville Recorder and Times, Jul 15»
3
Coty may get foothold in India's salon market with P&G deal
Procter and Gamble Co. (P&G)'s decision to sell its beauty and professional salon business, which includes brands such as Wella and Max ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
4
Russia's Rosneft strengthens Asian foothold to counter sanctions
... * Rosneft to buy stake in Indian refiner, supply oil. * Saudi Arabia falls behind Russia as top supplier to China. By Vladimir Soldatkin. «Reuters, Jul 15»
5
Hungary MOL gains upstream foothold in Norway through Ithaca deal
Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has announced the successful closure of the acquisition of Ithaca Petroleum Norge, which is now fully ... «portfolio.hu, Jul 15»
6
USD/CAD Technical Analysis: Foothold Claimed Above 1.27
The US Dollar advanced for a fourth consecutive day, securing a foothold above the 1.27 figure against its Canadian namesake. Near-term ... «DailyFX, Jul 15»
7
Special Report: Heathrow foothold helping Delta 'become a force in …
Delta Air Lines hailed the success of its daily service to Seattle in the 15 months since it broke British Airways' monopoly on the route. The US ... «Travel Weekly UK, Jul 15»
8
Leases · Office Blackstone Triples Foothold at 601 Lexington Leases …
Blackstone Group has tripled its office size at Boston Properties' 601 Lexington Avenue by exercising its expansion option. The investment ... «Commercial Observer, Jul 15»
9
Grafted watermelon gains commercial foothold in Southeast
Watermelon grafting, widely considered a kooky scheme before Clemson Cooperative Extension started studying it, is rapidly becoming ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
10
Will AARs Global Foothold in Aviation Services Fuel Growth?
On account of its strong foothold in the global aviation services market, the company expects its MRO business to grow given rising demand in ... «Zacks.com, Jul 15»

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