handholds
Places to grab
Handholds are projections or indentations that provide grip for climbing or steadying oneself: The rock face offered few handholds.
Climbing walls have artificial handholds bolted to the surface.
Figuratively, a handhold is anything that provides purchase or security when navigating difficulty: The outline gave her a handhold for structuring the essay.
Pinch into folds
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
- footholdStable position for advancement
- toeholdSlight initial advantage
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- supportTo uphold or sustain
stability · security · foundation · anchor · reassurance · guidance · grounding · starting point
crimp
Pinch into folds
pocket · mantle · edge · crack · flake · ledge · horn · rail · dyno · campus
leverage
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
- footholdStable position for advancement
- toeholdSlight initial advantage
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
support · stability · security · foundation · anchor · reassurance · guidance · grounding · starting point
railing
Horizontal safety bar
- bannisterStaircase railing system
- grab barWall-mounted steadying handle
- strapNarrow flexible binding material
rope · chain · stirrup · foothold · anchor point · safety rail · guideline · lifeline
grasp
Seize or understand
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
friction · squeeze · clench · clasp · pinch · clinging · gripping · adherence · seize · wrench
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, belay, bouldering, carabiner
- climbing gymclimbing wall, bouldering wall, footholds, crash pad, crash pads
- rail safetycrossing signal, signal light, warning signal, train stop, crossing arms
- rocky terraincliffs, boulders, scree, outcrops, rockfall
- zero gravityfloating, microgravity, weightless, freefall, free fall
- cliff featuresprecipice, cliff face, crag, rock ledge, ledge