toehold
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made
American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks
Types & categories
- status hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a small foothold used in climbing
Types & categories
- foothold hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints
Types & categories
- wrestling hold hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | status |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | foothold |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | wrestling hold |