Usually means: Support or grip for stability.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word handhold:

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  1. handhold: Merriam-Webster
  2. handhold, handhold: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. handhold: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. handhold: Collins English Dictionary
  5. handhold: Vocabulary.com
  6. handhold: Wordnik
  7. handhold: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. handhold: Wiktionary
  9. handhold: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. handhold: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. handhold: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. handhold: Dictionary.com
  13. handhold: Rhymezone
  14. handhold: FreeDictionary.org
  15. handhold: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. handhold: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. handhold: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

(Note: See handholding as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (handhold)

noun:  A projection that one may hold onto for support, e.g. in mountain climbing.
noun:  An act of holding hands.
noun:  The manner in which dancers hold each other's hands during a dance.
verb:  Alternative form of hand-hold [(transitive) To hold in the hand.]

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