handgrip
noun
hand·grip ˈhan(d)-ˌgrip 
1
: a grasping with the hand
2
: handle
3
handgrips plural : hand-to-hand combat
Synonyms
- grip
- haft
- handle
- helve
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the vegetable peeler has a no-slip handgrip the tube TV was so bulky that it was difficult for the movers to get a solid handgrip on it
Recent Examples on the Web Police then spotted the handgrip of a pistol under the driver’s seat. 
Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 29 July 2022 Another thing to look for will be a foam handgrip, which offers better comfort and control. Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2021 Kerl's body cam video shows Danquirs Franklin slowly bringing the gun out of his clothing, holding the top of the weapon by his thumb and forefinger, with the barrel pointed toward him and the handgrip coming into view first, the lawsuit says. Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 12 June 2020 The researchers measured handgrip strength using a machine called a hydraulic hand dynamometer. Mark Lieber, CNN, 14 Mar. 2018 With upgrades like custom stainless steel gas tanks, handlebars, and subframes, as well as handmade leather seats and handgrips, Eccles creates one-of-a-kind motorcycles that look like museum pieces but are meant to be ridden. Scott Christian, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2015 Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernized 1959 / Length: 35 inches / Weight: 8 pounds1 StockDesigners replaced the AK-47's solid-wood stock and handgrip with less expensive and sturdier plywood in the AKM. Erin Mccarthy, Popular Mechanics, 17 Sep. 2017 The 20-megapixel J5 has a nice little handgrip and a textured front panel which give it a subdued throwback aesthetic. Tim Moynihan, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2015 Swearing during the second exercise, a handgrip test that was less extreme than the biking, made participants 8 percent stronger. Sarah Rense, Esquire, 15 May 2017 See More
Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 29 July 2022 Another thing to look for will be a foam handgrip, which offers better comfort and control. Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2021 Kerl's body cam video shows Danquirs Franklin slowly bringing the gun out of his clothing, holding the top of the weapon by his thumb and forefinger, with the barrel pointed toward him and the handgrip coming into view first, the lawsuit says. Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 12 June 2020 The researchers measured handgrip strength using a machine called a hydraulic hand dynamometer. Mark Lieber, CNN, 14 Mar. 2018 With upgrades like custom stainless steel gas tanks, handlebars, and subframes, as well as handmade leather seats and handgrips, Eccles creates one-of-a-kind motorcycles that look like museum pieces but are meant to be ridden. Scott Christian, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2015 Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernized 1959 / Length: 35 inches / Weight: 8 pounds1 StockDesigners replaced the AK-47's solid-wood stock and handgrip with less expensive and sturdier plywood in the AKM. Erin Mccarthy, Popular Mechanics, 17 Sep. 2017 The 20-megapixel J5 has a nice little handgrip and a textured front panel which give it a subdued throwback aesthetic. Tim Moynihan, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2015 Swearing during the second exercise, a handgrip test that was less extreme than the biking, made participants 8 percent stronger. Sarah Rense, Esquire, 15 May 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
handgrips
noun
1
as in handles
a part by which an implement is held the vegetable peeler has a no-slip handgrip Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- handles
- grips
- hilts
- handlebars
- hafts
- bows
- shafts
- loops
- helves
- bars
- crops
- broomsticks
- bails
- whipstocks
2
as in grips
the act or manner of holding the tube TV was so bulky that it was difficult for the movers to get a solid handgrip on it Synonyms & Similar Words
- grips
- handholds
- clasps
- grasps
- holds
- clenches
- grapples
- purchases
- anchorages
- footholds
- grabs
- leverages
- seizures
- hugs
- footings
- embraces
- toeholds
- clinches
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- releases
- relinquishments