'toehold' definitions:
Definition of 'toehold'
From: WordNet
noun
A relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"
noun
A small foothold used in climbing
noun
A wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints
Synonyms of 'toehold'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advantage,
- bear hug,
- bite,
- clamp,
- clasp,
- clench,
- clinch,
- cling,
- clinging,
- clutch,
- death grip,
- embrace,
- firm hold,
- foothold,
- footing,
- footplate,
- footrail,
- footrest,
- full nelson,
- grapple,
- grasp,
- grip,
- gripe,
- half nelson,
- hold,
- hug,
- iron grip,
- lock,
- locus standi,
- nip,
- perch,
- purchase,
- quarter nelson,
- scissors,
- seizure,
- stance,
- stand,
- standing,
- standing place,
- stranglehold,
- tight grip,
- traction