Meaning of foothole | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A hole in a cricket pitch made by the bowler's foot during the runup.
2. A hole into which the foot can be wedged to aid in climbing; a foothold.
3. A foothold.
   figuratively
4. A deep footprint; a hole made by a foot.

Examples

“The 24-year-old, who made three one-day appearances against Australia last⟳ summer, injured his ankle on Wednesday and further damaged it yesterday when he slipped in the footholes.”

“"The wicket didn't play⟳ too bad today. Day five is going to be the biggest worry⟳. The footholes will get⟳ bigger as the day goes on."”

“They floundered into deep footholes at every step.”

“Wherever there were tracks of children, sleds, large dogs, other couples, or a solitary walker with long, steady paces, these footholes had filled with a veneer of ice.”

“The trees of the region were fearsomely marked with large footholes scratched by a giant feline animal, and once they saw⟳ at a distance a striped creature like⟳ a hyena with the markings of a tiger.”

“With each step her leg sunk up to the knee. When she pulled her boots back out again she tinged her own⟳ footholes with red-brown mud, like⟳ the edging of blood around a punctured bandage.”

“Only two footholes are needed due to the wolf's narrow gait, as the hind foot oversteps the front paw print⟳. (Courtesy Oliver Matla) .”

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