handhold in English

noun

1

something for a hand to grip.

the rock is steep and there are few handholds

verb

1

hold (a camera) in the hand when taking a photograph or making a video recording, as opposed to using a tripod.

we could hand-hold the camera at very slow shutter speeds with hardly any blur

2

support or guide (someone) during a learning process or a period of change.

if you ask a mentor how to register, he or she will hand-hold you through the procedure

Use "handhold" in a sentence

1. The climber scrabble about widely for a handhold. Sentencedict.com

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3. A hold is a noun that means the act of grabbing on to something or a protuberance or divot of some sort that acts as a place where one may achieve a handhold while climbing something.A hold may also mean an uncanny or overwhelming power that something or someone has over a person, a fortress, or the place where cargo is stored below a ship’s deck.A hold may be a stop on the progression of a