[toh-hohld] 
| 1. | a small ledge or niche just large enough to support the toes, as in climbing. |
| 2. | any slight or initial support, influence, advantage, progress, or the like: His knowledge of Latin gave him a toehold for learning French. |
| 3. | a batten nailed to a sloping roof as a support for workers. |
| 4. | Wrestling. a hold in which an opponent's foot is twisted. |
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