handgrip
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handgrip
Where it comes from
From Middle English hand grip, handegrip, from Old English handgripe (“handgrip”), from Proto-West Germanic *handugripi (“handgrip”), equivalent to hand + grip. Cognate with Dutch handgreep (“handgrip, grasp”), German Handgriff (“handgrip, grasp, handle, hilt”), Danish håndgreb (“handgrip”), Swedish håndgrepp (“handgrip, handle, hilt”).
noun handgrips · hand-grip · hand grip
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A handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
Near-synonym: grip
Similar: grip
- A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle. He wrapped some fabric tape around the rubber handgrips to make them less slippery.
- A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person. They use a certain handgrip as a wordless shibboleth.
- The ability to grip something with a hand. handgrip strength
- A grasp or grip. “I heard that this youngster had the strength of thirty men in his handgrip!”
Translations
Talk about this word "handgrip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/handgrip. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. handgrip. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/handgrip "handgrip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/handgrip.Cite this
@misc{handgrip_2026,
title = {handgrip},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handgrip},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
