handhold

See also: hand-hold

English

Etymology

From hand +‎ hold.

Noun

handhold (plural handholds)

A projection that one may hold onto for support, e.g. in mountain climbing.
- 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.
An act of holding hands.
- 2024 July 12, Mehera Bonner, “Serena Williams's Daughter Olympia Made an Adorable Appearance on the ESPYS Red Carpet!”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1]:
  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]
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:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
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)

Alternative form of hand-hold