foothold
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈfʊthˌhoʊld/
:
punto de apoyo
- Libya, for its part, had already demonstrated its interest in getting a foothold in Liberia.
- gain a foothold
- establish a foothold
- get a foothold
But it can also be your greatest foothold and your greatest stumbling block.
- But it can also be your greatest foothold and your greatest stumbling block.
- Once they got a foothold, they could, they could take over any competitor they had.
- Shout out to people with this kind of feeling around the holidays, you know, they have kind of a foothold to try and guilt you to come home.
- And so we don't know to what degree Marcionism got a foothold in Alexandria or in the Egyptian context.
- But then, he says, since Darwinism has displaced design from the minds of the scientific, theism has lost its foothold.
- And yet Esquire seemed to have figured out a way to survive and still maintain some foothold in that, you know, in, in an era in which that's being disintegrated.
- But also, I have a foothold in South Central Los Angeles, man, where he has a bunch of cousins who are actually Crips.
- And and, and I remember a, a turning point on that theme was gradually as the OCD started to get a little bit better, just a little like I had AI had a foothold.
Examples
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The field also gradually gained a foothold in official art history.
Academic text (2013) -
It's vast, the culture is rich, and we have a foothold in Hong Kong.
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The military gained a more secure foothold in higher education with the National Defense Act.
Academic text (1996) -
There also remains the problem of the weaker foothold women have in the labor market.
Academic text (1991) -
The unions have not given up their attempts to gain a foothold in the free zones.
Academic text (1998) -
Engineering has gained a strong foothold in many classrooms across the country.
Academic text (2012) -
Steve Ross would seize one final unexpected opportunity to give soccer a permanent foothold in America.
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The practice of proactive environmental health protection has found a foothold in today's industrial and regulatory climate.
Academic text (1999) -
Despite a shaky business future here in the US, apps like TikTok and Triller have gained a strong foothold in the entertainment industry.
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Our startup has finally established a foothold in the competitive tech market, allowing us to expand our operations.
Synonyms
4
7.0
A small first advantage that lets someone start to make progress
3
8.2
An initial success that opens the way for more progress
Antonyms
How Established
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word foothold comes from foot and hold, with hold meaning 'to keep something in place'. Think of a small, safe place to put your foot that lets you move forward, so a foothold in a new market or activity is an early, secure position that lets you grow or advance.