Anagrams of: OOTHOLD_

• an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies

• a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

• an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments

• the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition

• The ring, made of compacted clay, in which a sumo wrestling match is held.

• A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.

• (by extension) A room or other facility used for other activities, such as meditation or software development.

• The dojo loach, Japanese weather loach, or pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), a freshwater fish native to East Asia.

• A sweatshirt, with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.

• (often with negative connotation of yobbishness) A young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male.

• Foreskin

• Hooded crow, Corvus cornix

• The hooded crow.

• The hooded gull.

• Characteristic of inner-city life, especially that of crime-ridden ghettos.

• a catch for locking a door

• a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

• anything that serves as an enticement

• a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

• a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

• a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

• a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent

• a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

• fasten with a hook

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle

• hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left

• take by theft

• make off with belongings of others

• hit with a hook

• catch with a hook

• to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

• secure with the foot

• entice and trap

• approach with an offer of sexual favors

• a sudden jarring impact

• an abrupt spasmodic movement

• move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

• disturb (someone's) composure

• a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids