handgripn.

Brit.

/ˈhan(d)ɡrɪp/, U.S.

/ˈhæn(d)ˌɡrɪp/

Forms: see hand n. and grip n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., grip n.¹

Etymology: < hand n. + grip n.¹ Compare Middle Low German hantgrēpe act of grasping or seizing with the hand, handle, Old High German hantgrif act of grasping or seizing with the hand (German Handgriff also in sense ‘handle’). Compare later handgripe n., handigrip n., handy-gripe n. at handy adj. and adv. Compounds 1.With sense 1 compare Old English mundgripe hand grasp ( < mund n. + grip n.¹). In quot. OE at sense 1 defective alliteration suggests that handgripe may have been substituted for mundgripe in the course of scribal transmission.

1. An act of grasping or seizing with the hand, esp. when fighting; a grip, a grasp. Now chiefly in phrases, as to come to handgrips, to be at (also in) handgrips, etc. Also figurative. Cf. handgripe n., handigrip n.Sometimes more generally with reference to fighting at close quarters, as opposed to specifically with one's bare hands.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > [noun] > possession and control > possession and power or clutches

gripOE

handgripOE

crook?c1225

fist1297

fangera1300

holtc1375

in one's clawsc1386

clutcha1529

handgripe1534

clamps1548

clums1567

clamsa1569

embracement1599

pounce1614

embracea1627

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [noun] > firmness of hold > grip or grasp

gripOE

handgripOE

holtc1375

cleeka1400

handfast1540

handy-gripe1542

handigrip1579

gripple1596

fang1597

grasp1609

clutch1785

death grip1792

OE Beowulf (2008) 965 He for handgripe minum scolde licgean lifbysig.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4002 Sal i slip And fal noght in his hand grip.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 183 A iollie man..Good at hand grippes, better to fight a farre.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iv. 45/2 Now at actual handgrips with Destiny herself.

1858 Frederick the Great (1865) I. iv. ii. 281 The Bridge of Cassano; where Eugene and Vendôme came to handgrips.

1890 Atlantic Monthly May 615/2 Sir Peter, now almost at handgrips with starvation, lives on false promises and vain hopes.

1908 Bystander 6 May 277/2 The fight went on, and several members were in handgrips, and hitting out at each other with their clenched fists.

1988 Times (Nexis) 23 Apr. That relentless desire to be at handgrips with the enemy, which is the hall-mark of victorious infantry in all ages.

2011 R. E. Howard Sword Woman & Other Hist. Adventures 243 The Black Cathayans had emptied their quivers and the Mongols wished only to come to hand-grips.

2. An act of gripping or clasping a person's hand with one's own, esp. in greeting or farewell. Cf. handclasp n. at hand n. Compounds 1b.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > gesture > handshake

handygriping1577

wring1605

handshaking1647

shruga1653

hand-griping1700

shake1712

shake-hands1800

handshake1802

handgrip1837

pump-handler1844

glad hand1895

1837 N. Greene tr. C. F. Velde Lichtensteins xvii. 291 Give me therefore the hand grip of an honest man, that you will be my faithful guard.

1852 N. Hawthorne Blithedale Romance xxiv. 238 My step became as swift and light as if Hollingsworth were waiting to exchange a friendly hand-grip.

1887 London Society Apr. 435 With a nod and a handgrip, the two men separated.

1915 A. Conan Doyle Valley of Fear ii. i. 154 ‘Put it there,’ he said. A hand-grip passed between the two.

1972 New Scientist 2 Mar. 501/3 Thousands pass in and exchange knuckle-cracking hand grips every season.

2004 New Yorker 4 Oct. 44/1 Newsom gave her a hand grip, then, belatedly, a cheek peck.

3. A part of a thing designed to be gripped by the hand in using or moving it; a handle, or a part of a handle covered with twine, rubber, plastic, etc., to make gripping it easier; spec. either of the two such grips at the end of the handlebars of a bicycle or motorcycle.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [noun] > handle > part of handle

nib1656

neb1677

handgrip1844

grip1886

1844 S. Laing tr. S. Sturluson Heimskringla III. xi. 145 The hilt was of tooth (ivory), and the hand-grip wound about with gold thread [Icel. tannhjaltað og gulli vafiður meðalkaflinn].

1890 Canad. Patent Office Rec. Jan. 25/1 The sheet metal guards..extended forwardly to form handgrips [on a pair of twine cutters].

1918 Electr. Rev. 16 Mar. 489/1 The switch is placed close to the handgrip at the end of the handle.

1937 Official Gaz. Kenya 2 Mar. 278 Adequate hand grips shall be provided on all hatch coverings.

1988 Amer. Motorcyclist Oct. 26/2 As on a standard motorcycle, the right handgrip contains the throttle and a brake lever.

2004 D. Klinger Into Kill Zone iv. 162 I was sure what he had was a gun, but I couldn't see it... Then I spotted a piece of the handgrip on the floor.

4. Chiefly U.S. A soft strong bag with handles for carrying belongings on a journey; = grip n.¹ 8b.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > luggage > travelling bag

cloak-bagc1540

mallet1612

Peter1667

sac de nuit1814

carpet-bag1830

roll-up1831

pikau1836

travelling bag1838

swag1853

suit bag1869

bluey1878

Matilda1889

shiralee1892

port1898

handgrip1915

sea-bag1918

blanket pack1920

weekender1929

valpack1934

weekend bag1946

swag bag1951

1915 Southwestern Reporter 170 1218/1 Upon loss and breakage of instruments, etc., of a veterinary surgeon, in a handgrip checked to destination.

1930 W. Faulkner As I lay Dying 251 I have seen them [sc. graphophones] that shuts up like a hand-grip, with a handle and all, so a fellow can carry it with him wherever he wants.

1977 C. Thomas Firefox (1978) i. 4 Then he stopped, picked up his hand grip, and waited as the KGB man closed his suitcases.

2006 G. Macaskill Of Royal Blood 60 He finished packing and locked the trunk—that and his handgrip would be his only luggage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	handgrip
释义	handgripn. Brit. /ˈhan(d)ɡrɪp/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)ˌɡrɪp/ Forms: see hand n. and grip n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., grip n.¹ Etymology: < hand n. + grip n.¹ Compare Middle Low German hantgrēpe act of grasping or seizing with the hand, handle, Old High German hantgrif act of grasping or seizing with the hand (German Handgriff also in sense ‘handle’). Compare later handgripe n., handigrip n., handy-gripe n. at handy adj. and adv. Compounds 1.With sense 1 compare Old English mundgripe hand grasp ( < mund n. + grip n.¹). In quot. OE at sense 1 defective alliteration suggests that handgripe may have been substituted for mundgripe in the course of scribal transmission. 1. An act of grasping or seizing with the hand, esp. when fighting; a grip, a grasp. Now chiefly in phrases, as to come to handgrips, to be at (also in) handgrips, etc. Also figurative. Cf. handgripe n., handigrip n.Sometimes more generally with reference to fighting at close quarters, as opposed to specifically with one's bare hands. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > [noun] > possession and control > possession and power or clutches gripOE handgripOE crook?c1225 fist1297 fangera1300 holtc1375 in one's clawsc1386 clutcha1529 handgripe1534 clamps1548 clums1567 clamsa1569 embracement1599 pounce1614 embracea1627 the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [noun] > firmness of hold > grip or grasp gripOE handgripOE holtc1375 cleeka1400 handfast1540 handy-gripe1542 handigrip1579 gripple1596 fang1597 grasp1609 clutch1785 death grip1792 OE Beowulf (2008) 965 He for handgripe minum scolde licgean lifbysig. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4002 Sal i slip And fal noght in his hand grip. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 183 A iollie man..Good at hand grippes, better to fight a farre. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iv. 45/2 Now at actual handgrips with Destiny herself. 1858 Frederick the Great (1865) I. iv. ii. 281 The Bridge of Cassano; where Eugene and Vendôme came to handgrips. 1890 Atlantic Monthly May 615/2 Sir Peter, now almost at handgrips with starvation, lives on false promises and vain hopes. 1908 Bystander 6 May 277/2 The fight went on, and several members were in handgrips, and hitting out at each other with their clenched fists. 1988 Times (Nexis) 23 Apr. That relentless desire to be at handgrips with the enemy, which is the hall-mark of victorious infantry in all ages. 2011 R. E. Howard Sword Woman & Other Hist. Adventures 243 The Black Cathayans had emptied their quivers and the Mongols wished only to come to hand-grips. 2. An act of gripping or clasping a person's hand with one's own, esp. in greeting or farewell. Cf. handclasp n. at hand n. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > gesture > handshake handygriping1577 wring1605 handshaking1647 shruga1653 hand-griping1700 shake1712 shake-hands1800 handshake1802 handgrip1837 pump-handler1844 glad hand1895 1837 N. Greene tr. C. F. Velde Lichtensteins xvii. 291 Give me therefore the hand grip of an honest man, that you will be my faithful guard. 1852 N. Hawthorne Blithedale Romance xxiv. 238 My step became as swift and light as if Hollingsworth were waiting to exchange a friendly hand-grip. 1887 London Society Apr. 435 With a nod and a handgrip, the two men separated. 1915 A. Conan Doyle Valley of Fear ii. i. 154 ‘Put it there,’ he said. A hand-grip passed between the two. 1972 New Scientist 2 Mar. 501/3 Thousands pass in and exchange knuckle-cracking hand grips every season. 2004 New Yorker 4 Oct. 44/1 Newsom gave her a hand grip, then, belatedly, a cheek peck. 3. A part of a thing designed to be gripped by the hand in using or moving it; a handle, or a part of a handle covered with twine, rubber, plastic, etc., to make gripping it easier; spec. either of the two such grips at the end of the handlebars of a bicycle or motorcycle. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [noun] > handle > part of handle nib1656 neb1677 handgrip1844 grip1886 1844 S. Laing tr. S. Sturluson Heimskringla III. xi. 145 The hilt was of tooth (ivory), and the hand-grip wound about with gold thread [Icel. tannhjaltað og gulli vafiður meðalkaflinn]. 1890 Canad. Patent Office Rec. Jan. 25/1 The sheet metal guards..extended forwardly to form handgrips [on a pair of twine cutters]. 1918 Electr. Rev. 16 Mar. 489/1 The switch is placed close to the handgrip at the end of the handle. 1937 Official Gaz. Kenya 2 Mar. 278 Adequate hand grips shall be provided on all hatch coverings. 1988 Amer. Motorcyclist Oct. 26/2 As on a standard motorcycle, the right handgrip contains the throttle and a brake lever. 2004 D. Klinger Into Kill Zone iv. 162 I was sure what he had was a gun, but I couldn't see it... Then I spotted a piece of the handgrip on the floor. 4. Chiefly U.S. A soft strong bag with handles for carrying belongings on a journey; = grip n.¹ 8b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > luggage > travelling bag cloak-bagc1540 mallet1612 Peter1667 sac de nuit1814 carpet-bag1830 roll-up1831 pikau1836 travelling bag1838 swag1853 suit bag1869 bluey1878 Matilda1889 shiralee1892 port1898 handgrip1915 sea-bag1918 blanket pack1920 weekender1929 valpack1934 weekend bag1946 swag bag1951 1915 Southwestern Reporter 170 1218/1 Upon loss and breakage of instruments, etc., of a veterinary surgeon, in a handgrip checked to destination. 1930 W. Faulkner As I lay Dying 251 I have seen them [sc. graphophones] that shuts up like a hand-grip, with a handle and all, so a fellow can carry it with him wherever he wants. 1977 C. Thomas Firefox (1978) i. 4 Then he stopped, picked up his hand grip, and waited as the KGB man closed his suitcases. 2006 G. Macaskill Of Royal Blood 60 He finished packing and locked the trunk—that and his handgrip would be his only luggage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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