English to Shona Meaning of toehold - toehold

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Definitions of toehold in English

Noun(1) a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made(2) a small foothold used in climbing(3) a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints

Examples of toehold in English

(1) He realises that his party is battling hard to retain a toehold in what was once its bastion.(2) Minor blister pain can advance from a low simmer to a fiery torture in the space of a few miles, so don't let it get a toehold in the gap between your feet and your socks and shoes.(3) Having established a toehold , the parent company then looks to expand with further acquisitions.(4) Furthermore, his trademark fusion of ornate mysticism and lurid pop-art aesthetics had taken a toehold in New York's art scene as well.(5) It's easy to read themes of ecology and anti-industrialism into what are extremely overbuilt industrial cities where nature has to fight for a toehold .(6) And they are appealing for the public to use the hotline to help stop other dealers from getting a toehold here.(7) One step after another I fumbled for a toehold , my legs weak and my grip moist.(8) Few independent comic artists have succeeded in gaining a toehold in the lucrative spin-off market.(9) They didn't abandon their culture, and they didn't even really change it - they just got a toehold on prosperity.(10) Janet carefully swung one leg over the sill and rested her small foot on the narrow toehold as she shifted the rest of her through the opening.(11) It'll be a toehold for the organisation in Europe.(12) The French reached Cayenne in 1604, and the Dutch arrived in 1616, but Britain did not gain a permanent toehold until 1796.(13) Unfortunately, he has already failed as far as many families are concerned, and many of those who have managed to get a toehold on home ownership now have such a huge debt that they live in fear of the smallest rise in interest rates.(14) This ‘additional functionality’ should be removed, he advises, and the operating system secured so attackers cannot get the necessary toehold on the system.(15) We have to show them they can't have a toehold in Leeds, that there is no place for people who sow seeds of hatred and division.(16) Your weight shifts and, incredibly, your right foot catches a toehold .

Related Phrases of toehold

(1) toehold ::

toehold

(2) hold ::

bata

(3) toe ::

chigumwe

Related Phrases of toehold

(1) toehold ::

toehold

(2) hold ::

bata

(3) toe ::

chigumwe

Synonyms

Noun

1. foothold ::

midzi

2. foot in the door ::

rutsoka pamukova

3. jumping-off point ::

achisvetukasvetuka-kure pfungwa

4. beachhead ::

beachhead

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