foothold
Secure starting position
A foothold is a place where you can securely plant your foot, especially when climbing: She found a foothold in the rock face.
Figuratively, it's any secure position from which to advance or operate: The company gained a foothold in the Asian market.
To establish a foothold is to secure an initial position before expanding.
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- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- upper-handAdvantageous position over another
- toeholdSlight initial advantage
- beachheadSecured landing zone
inroad · springboard · stepping-stone · launchpad · opening · opportunity · gateway · access
Projecting horizontal surface
- creviceNarrow opening in surface
- gripSecure manual hold
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- crimpPinch into folds
edging · smear · mantle · pitch · overhang · anchor · belay · rappel
Projecting horizontal surface
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- notchV-shaped incision
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
indentation · recess · niche · pocket · slot · crevice · crack · protrusion
Secures ships to seabed
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- gripSecure manual hold
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
steadiness · firmness · secureness · solidity · footing · groundedness · equilibrium · anchorage
leverage
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- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- upper-handAdvantageous position over another
- toeholdSlight initial advantage
beachhead · inroad · springboard · stepping-stone · launchpad · opening · opportunity · gateway · access · entry
ledge
Projecting horizontal surface
crimp · edging · smear · mantle · pitch · overhang · anchor · belay · rappel · ascend
ledge
Projecting horizontal surface
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- notchV-shaped incision
groove · indentation · recess · niche · pocket · slot · crevice · crack · protrusion · lip
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
balance · steadiness · firmness · secureness · solidity · footing · groundedness · equilibrium · anchorage · stance
- advantagesedge, leverage, upper hand, leg up, head start
- groundground, earth, soil, dirt, land
- stepping stonesspringboard, launching pad, launchpad, gateway, first step
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, belay, bouldering, carabiner
- strategic locationschokepoint, strait, mountain pass, isthmus, bridgehead
- territorial advantagehome field, home turf, high ground, stronghold, beachhead
footholddisplacement
Removal from usual location
expulsion · ouster · dislodgement · exclusion · eviction
footholdfree fall
Unimpeded gravitational descent
slippage · instability · precariousness · groundlessness · unsteadiness