toeholds
Beginner's slim advantages
Toeholds are small footholds or grips just big enough for the toes, used in climbing: She found toeholds in the rock face.
Figuratively, a toehold is any initial position from which to advance—a first foothold in a market, a minor advantage that might grow: The company gained a toehold in Asia.
Secure places for feet
- handholdsThings you grab onto
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- crackNarrow break or attempt
crimps · jugs · beta · ascent · pitch · traverse · stemming · edging
Gradual successful advances
- entryAccess or submission
- startTo set going
- beginningInitial stage of something
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
breakthrough · beachhead · opening · position · establishment · advancement · foundation · launching
Recessed wall space
- sharePortion given out
- presenceState of being somewhere
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- expansionIncrease in scope
positioning · establishing · dominance · advantage · leverage · competition · strategic · infiltration
footholds
Secure places for feet
crack · crimps · jugs · beta · ascent · pitch · traverse · stemming · edging · smearing
inroads
Gradual successful advances
opportunity · breakthrough · beachhead · opening · position · establishment · advancement · foundation · launching · access
niche
Recessed wall space
expansion · positioning · establishing · dominance · advantage · leverage · competition · strategic · infiltration · footprint
toeholdsfull control
Absolute power over something
dominance · strangleholds · monopolies · hegemonies · iron grip
toeholdshandholds
Things you grab onto
ledges · firm footing · solid ground · platforms · anchors