handhold
verb
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To hold in the hand.
Example: You can hand-hold many professional cameras, but using a tripod may be a better idea.
To watch or attend unnecessarily closely (as if holding a child's hand to lead it along).
Example: I'm sick of having to hand-hold every new person we hire. Why can't we train them first?
noun
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A projection that one may hold onto for support