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toehold
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toehold
advantage, bear hug, bite, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, cling, clinging, clutch, death grip, embrace, firm hold, foothold, footing, footplate, footrail, footrest, full nelson, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, half nelson, hold, hug, iron grip, lock, locus standi, nip, perch, purchase, quarter nelson, scissors, seizure, stance, stand, standing, standing place, stranglehold, tight grip, tractionFor further exploring for "toehold" in Webster Dictionary Online