Usually means: Initial secure position for advancement.
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  1. foothold: Merriam-Webster
  2. foothold, foothold: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. foothold: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. foothold: Collins English Dictionary
  5. foothold: Vocabulary.com
  6. Foothold, foothold: Wordnik
  7. foothold: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. foothold: Wiktionary
  9. foothold: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. foothold: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. foothold: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Foothold, foothold: Dictionary.com
  13. foothold: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Foothold: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Foothold: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. foothold: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. foothold: Rhymezone
  18. Foothold: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. foothold: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. foothold: FreeDictionary.org
  21. foothold: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. foothold: TheFreeDictionary.com
  23. foothold: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (foothold)

▸ noun:  (climbing) A solid grip with the feet.
▸ noun:  (by extension) A secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged.
▸ noun:  (military) Airhead, beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement.

Similar:
footing, beachhead, bridgehead, foothole, footful, footmark, footwrap, foothill, footmanship, harefoot, more...

Opposite:
grip, grip on

Types:
toehold, handhold, purchase, grip, more...

Phrases:
invasion foothold, ladder foothold, foothold behind enemy lines, more...

Adjectives:
firm, strong, first, permanent, last, good, secure, precarious, solid, economic, real

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Similar:
footing, beachhead, bridgehead, foothole, footful, footmark, footwrap, foothill, footmanship, harefoot, more...

Opposite:
grip, grip on

Types:
toehold, handhold, purchase, grip, more...

Phrases:
invasion foothold, ladder foothold, foothold behind enemy lines, more...

Adjectives:
firm, strong, first, permanent, last, good, secure, precarious, solid, economic, real

Colors:
    gray,     brown,     olive,     khaki,     sand, more...



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