单词 | under-hold |
释义 | under-holdn.2 Mountaineering. A hold in which the hand grasps a down-turned edge or point from beneath with the palm upwards, used esp. to maintain balance. Cf. undergrip n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > hold footholea1589 fingerhold1720 handhold1726 side hold1829 toe-hole1876 push hold1904 side pull1920 under-hold1920 pressure hold1941 hand jam1948 thank God hold1955 undergrip1955 jug1957 chickenhead1961 crimp1994 1920 G. W. Young Mountain Craft iv. 162 A cling ‘under’-hold keeps body and eyes free at the length of our arms, bent or straight according to our convenience. 1948 ‘Mountaineers’ Mountaineers' Handbk. ix. 68 In a cling under hold..the hands pull upward and exert a tension through the body against the feet, pressing them into the rock. 1965 A. Blackshaw Mountaineering vi. 175 (caption) Note the use of the under-hold..to permit a high reach with left hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.21920 |
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