"handhold" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: handholds [plural]
Etymology: From 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, e.g. in mountain climbing. 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-Jc96l7Xr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 3 22 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 9 20 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 4 23 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 4 23 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 54 7 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 55 8 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 8 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 10 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 56 7 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 57 8 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 60 7 18 15 Disambiguation of 'projection to hold': 59 15 26
  2. An act of holding hands.
    Sense id: en-handhold-en-noun-534EEEan
  3. 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

Forms: handholds [present, singular, third-person], handholding [participle, present], handheld [participle, past], handheld [past]
Etymology: From 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

Alternative forms

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