"handhold" meaning in All languages combined

See handhold on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: handholds [plural]
Etymology: hand + hold Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|hold}} hand + hold Head templates: {{en-noun}} handhold (plural handholds)
  1. A projection that one may hold onto for support. Translations (projection to hold): ръкохватка (rǎkohvatka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), agafador [masculine] (Catalan), kädensija (Finnish), poignée (French), kapaszkodó (Hungarian), fogódzó (Hungarian), fogódzkodó (Hungarian), appiglio (Italian), agarradera [feminine] (Spanish), asidero [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-handhold-en-noun-0YthWKa2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 20 19 Disambiguation of 'projection to hold': 70 30
  2. The manner in which dancers hold each other's hands during a dance.
    Sense id: en-handhold-en-noun-QGV~Tm5P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: handholdless

Verb [English]

Forms: handholds [present, singular, third-person], handholding [participle, present], handheld [participle, past], handheld [past]
Etymology: hand + hold Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|hold}} hand + hold Head templates: {{en-verb|handholds|handholding|handheld}} handhold (third-person singular simple present handholds, present participle handholding, simple past and past participle handheld)
  1. Alternative form of hand-hold Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hand-hold Related terms: foothold, balustrade, banister, handrail, railing
    Sense id: en-handhold-en-verb-EGwOnA~F

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for handhold meaning in All languages combined (3.4kB)

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