toehold   (TTS Sound)

The noun toehold has 3 senses

• toehold -- (a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business")


• toehold -- (a small foothold used in climbing)


• toehold -- (a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints)