Download the app
educalingo
Search
The first thing I do when I walk into a hotel is find the gym, and if they don't have a gym, I start looking for a handhold where I can do my pull-ups. Sometimes if a shower curtain rod is sturdy enough, I'll do them there.
Dean Karnazes

Meaning of "handhold" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF HANDHOLD

handhold  [ˈhændˌhəʊld] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANDHOLD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Handhold 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 HANDHOLD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Handhold (dance)

A handhold is a manner the dancers hold each other's hands during the dance. A hold is the way one partner holds another one with hands. Hold and handhold are important components of connection in dance.

Definition of handhold in the English dictionary

The definition of handhold in the dictionary is an object, crevice, etc, that can be used as a grip or support, as in climbing. Other definition of handhold is a grip or secure hold with the hand or hands.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANDHOLD


behold
bɪˈhəʊld
chokehold
ˈtʃəʊkˌhəʊld
commonhold
ˈkɒmənˌhəʊld
copyhold
ˈkɒpɪˌhəʊld
fingerhold
ˈfɪŋɡəˌhəʊld
foothold
ˈfʊtˌhəʊld
freehold
ˈfriːˌhəʊld
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 HANDHOLD

handedness
Handel
hander
handfast
handfasting
handfed
handfeed
handful
handgrip
handgun
handicap
handicap register
handicapped
handicapper
handicapping
handicraft
handicrafter
handicraftsman
handier
handiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANDHOLD

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

Synonyms and antonyms of handhold in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «handhold» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF HANDHOLD

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

Translator English - Chinese

手持
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asidero
570 millions of speakers

English

handhold
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दस्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العروة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поручень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

handhold
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

handhold
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prise de main
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Handhold
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haltegriff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

握り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

손으로 쥐기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Handhold
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nắm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைப்பிடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हातमाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

appiglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uchwyt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поручень
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mâner
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαβή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

houvast
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

handtag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

håndtak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of handhold

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDHOLD»

The term «handhold» is regularly used and occupies the 62.921 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
71
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «handhold» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of handhold
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «handhold».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDHOLD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «handhold» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «handhold» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «HANDHOLD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word handhold.
1
Dean Karnazes
The first thing I do when I walk into a hotel is find the gym, and if they don't have a gym, I start looking for a handhold where I can do my pull-ups. Sometimes if a shower curtain rod is sturdy enough, I'll do them there.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANDHOLD»

Discover the use of handhold in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to handhold and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a crutch, a protruded and retracted prod, a handhold, a pintle upon which said handhold is mounted to rotate and through which load imposed upon the handhold is supported, and a member connecting the handhold with the prod having ...
‎1915
2
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a crutch, a protruded and retracted prod, a handhold, a pintle upon which said handhold Is mounted to rotate and through which load imposed upon the handhold is supported, and a member connecting the handhold with the prod having ...
United States. Patent Office, 1915
3
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine
(3) Box and other house cars with end ladders to be provided with a horizontal handhold, 16 inches in the clear or longer, on each side of each car over sill step ; located not less than 18 inches nor over 24 inches above center line of coupler  ...
‎1909
4
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen's Magazine
(3) Box and other house cars with end ladders to be provided with a horizontal handhold, 10 inches in the clear or longer, on each side of each car over sill step ; located not less than 18 inches nor over 24 inches above center line of coupler  ...
‎1909
5
Locomotive Firemen's Magazine
(3) Box and other house cars with end ladders to be provided with a horizontal handhold, 16 inches in the clear or longer, on each side of each car over sill step ; located not less than 18 inches nor over 24 inches above center line of coupler  ...
‎1909
6
The Southwestern Reporter
The cause alleged was that appellant, while in the performance of the duties of his employment, used a handhold furnished on one of the Pullman cars in the railway company's train. Because the handhold was not a secure handhold, it pulled ...
‎1918
7
Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice: Definitions ...
Side handholds. Topend handholds. Side handholds high cars. End handholds. Brake-step bracket as handheld. Tank-car safety railings. Tank-head-top handhold. Side handholds. Safety-railing posts as handholds. End handhold-s. Flat cars.
‎1909
8
The Federal Reporter: With Key-number Annotations ...
affording equal security with a grabiron or handhold. If at any place in the end of this car there was not a grabiron or handhold, properly speaking, but some other appliance, such as a ladder or brake lever, or whatever else you please, which ...
James Wells Goodwin, Peyton Boyle, Robert Desty, 1909
9
Report of the Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of ...
One (I) ladder, one (I) dome platform, one (I) dome platform handhold and one (I) dome handhold. Dimensions.— Ladder: Ladder stiles three-eighths by two Qfi by a) in. or equivalent, wrought iron or steel. Ladder treads, minimum diameter, ...
Master Car Builders' Association, 1918
10
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
final step in the sequence during exit, and the step is 508 millimeters (20 inches) or more above ground, the stable resting position shall be achievable by the person using both hands to grasp the handhold(s) and requiring no more arm force ...
‎2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANDHOLD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term handhold is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Vellore Institute of Technology to help start-up incubators in TN
... (EDI) Chennai, a not-for-profit institution, to handhold 100 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu to set up incubators, centres that help start-ups ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Consultancies like EY, PwC, KPMG form teams to guide startup …
Experts are available on hire to handhold budding entrepreneurs through the journey from ideation to funding and, if they desire so, exits. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
3
Thor's Comic Review Column - Civil War #1, Star Wars: Lando #1 …
I wish I could find a handhold or something that feels greater than my experience watching Crash or Mississippi Burning within this comic. «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»
4
If we want to be a banker to every Indian, we need to leverage …
We handhold them to familiarise them about cash deposit operations, internet banking, mobile banking, or whatever they are stuck with. We will ... «India Today, Jul 15»
5
IndieVice Kickstarter Aims to Turn Smartphones Into Pro Video …
... an interesting Kickstarter campaign to check out. IndieVice allows you to handhold your smartphone camera to get stable, professional shots. «cinema5D news, Jul 15»
6
Distribution of MFs is challenging
... language as and when things happen, so that they can carry the message appropriately back to their investors and handhold them better. «Livemint, Jul 15»
7
To monitor or not
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu has, while transferring the Vyapam investigations to the CBI, kept the request to handhold the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Weekend project - How to make great timelapse videos with …
Now you can't handhold the thing--it would be way too shaky, but if you can lean it against a wall, that will do the trick. That's exactly what I did. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
9
Viridian ESpark to open ten centres
“We would be not just investing in new ideas but also handhold the budding entrepreneurs through their initial rigmarole of setting up a ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
10
Khan Market Restaurants At The Risk Of Going Ablaze Any Moment
“We haven't shied away from our responsibility to handhold them through the process, but we can't spend public money on them,” he said. «HungryForever, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Handhold [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/handhold>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z