handhold

See also: hand-hold

English

Etymology

hand +‎ hold

Noun

handhold (plural handholds)

1. A projection that one may hold onto for support.
   • 2020 November 4, Paul Bigland, “At no point have I felt unsafe...”, in Rail, page 47:

     An on-board cleaner passes through, disinfecting every grabrail and handhold as they pass.

2. The manner in which dancers hold each other's hands during a dance.

Derived terms

• handholdless

 

Translations

projection to hold

• Bulgarian: ръкохватка (bg) f (rǎkohvatka)
• Catalan: agafador (ca) m
• Chinese:

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• Finnish: kädensija (fi)
• French: poignée (fr)
• Hungarian: kapaszkodó (hu), fogódzó (hu), fogódzkodó
• Italian: appiglio (it)
• Spanish: agarradera (es) f, asidero (es) m

Verb

handhold (third-person singular simple present handholds, present participle handholding, simple past and past participle handheld)

1. Alternative form of hand-hold

See also

• foothold
• balustrade
• banister
• handrail, railing