handhold

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handhold

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From hand + hold.

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

verb handholds · handholding · handheld

alternative Alternative form of hand-hold

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noun projection to hold

Español	agarradera, asidero
Français	poignée
Italiano	appiglio

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@misc{handhold_2026,
  title = {handhold},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handhold},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}