as in grip
the act or manner of holding
she tried to maintain her tight handhold on the umbrella as the wind picked up
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Three proteins find handholds on CLOCK and BMAL1 around 10 p.m., silencing them and stripping them from the genome.
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Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
This could also be a safety type of handhold between friends or a parent and child, Henderson explains.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
The one finger handhold signals that the couple is super relaxed and comfortable with each other, says Donaldson.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
Our test car came with the optional $2050 safety cage, which provided some handholds for entry.
—Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2023
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Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
This could also be a safety type of handhold between friends or a parent and child, Henderson explains.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
The one finger handhold signals that the couple is super relaxed and comfortable with each other, says Donaldson.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
Our test car came with the optional $2050 safety cage, which provided some handholds for entry.
—Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2023
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“Handhold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handhold. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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