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foothold

/ˈfʊthoʊld/

foothold noun: a solid grip with the feet.

Noun

foothold (plural footholds)

  1. A solid grip with the feet.
    Synonyms:
    footing
  2. (broadly) A secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged.
    • I’ve always looked for a secure foothold
      A secret formula that can free me from myself2025 July 19, Pacifik, “Bingo Coppa Child”, in Wonderfool, performed by Pacifik
    Synonyms:
    footing
  3. Airhead, beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement.
    • Based on status report 16-C, it seems we're no closer to gaining a foothold in any sector. Without decent recon and greater intel on this enemy, I'm starting to think our efforts are futile. The risks involved and continued loss of resources and lives makes it hard to justify.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: APEX Status

foothold meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

foothold in Tamil

கால்படி, கால்பிடி

foothold in Urdu

گڑھ, جمع قدم

foothold in Kannada

ಆಶ್ರಯ, ನೆಲೆ

Examples of foothold in a sentence

  • At 30, I landed my first real foothold: an assistant job at a major publishing house.
  • Liquidambar maintains a European foothold in a small area of southwestern Turkey.
  • And once again, Misc the Amoral attempts to gain another foothold in the Usenetverse."

All 20 example sentences with foothold

Synonyms of foothold

Forms of foothold

pluralfootholds

Plural of foothold: footholds

Origin of foothold

From foot + hold.

Questions about foothold

What does foothold mean?
Foothold means a solid grip with the feet.
What is foothold in Tamil?
Foothold in Tamil is கால்படி, கால்பிடி. See Foothold meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is foothold?
Foothold is a noun.
How do you pronounce foothold?
Foothold is pronounced /ˈfʊthoʊld/.
What is the plural of foothold?
The plural of foothold is footholds.

Words near foothold in the dictionary

  1. foothilled
  2. foothills
  3. Foothills County
  4. foothills larkspur
  5. foothilly
  6. foothold
  7. footholder
  8. footholders
  9. footholds
  10. foothole
  11. footholes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: foothold (page history and authors); foothold (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); foothold (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); foothold (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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