hand hold
Rock climber's purchase
To hand hold is to guide someone through a process with close, step-by-step assistance—more support than they strictly need.
The term often carries a hint of impatience: I don't have time to hand hold every new hire.
As a noun, a handhold is a grip or projection you can grasp for support while climbing: She found a handhold in the rock face.
- gripSecure manual hold
- death gripExtremely tight, unrelenting grasp
- graspSeize or understand
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- claspSecuring device that clicks
squeeze · cling · fingers · palm · railing · safety rail · support · steady · reassurance · comfort · lover · guide · assist · banister · strap · anchor · secure · embrace
- climbing holdscrimp, jug, sloper, pinch, pocket
- gripspower grip, pinch grip, palm grip, finger grip, tight grip
- reassurancehug, comfort, solace, support, encouragement
support vs. release
hand holdfree fall
Unimpeded gravitational descent
open air · void · smooth surface · blank face