Meanings
plural handholds
- A projection that one may hold onto for support, e.g. in mountain climbing.
An on-board cleaner passes through, disinfecting every grabrail and handhold as they pass.
2020 November 4, Paul Bigland, “At no point have I felt unsafe...”, in Rail, page 47 - An act of holding hands.
Miley [Cyrus] and Maxx [Morando] are photographed together at a Gucci event, and this hand-hold makes it pretty clear they're a couple: [an image of Miley Cyrus and Maxx Morando holding hands]
2024 July 12, Mehera Bonner, “Serena Williams's Daughter Olympia Made an Adorable Appearance on the ESPYS Red Carpet!”, in Cosmopolitan - The manner in which dancers hold each other's hands during a dance.
present singular third person handholds · participle present handholding · participle past handheld · past handheld
- alternativeAlternative form of hand-hold.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian ръкохватка
- ръкохватка (răkohvatka)projection to hold
Catalan agafador
- agafadorprojection to hold
Finnish kädensija
- kädensijaprojection to hold
French poignée
- poignéeprojection to hold
Hungarian kapaszkodó, fogódzó
- kapaszkodóprojection to hold
- fogódzóprojection to hold
- fogódzkodóprojection to hold
Italian appiglio
- appiglioprojection to hold
Spanish agarradera, asidero
- agarraderaprojection to hold
- asideroprojection to hold
Cite this entry
handhold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handhold
“handhold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handhold. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handhold,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handhold.
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