handgrip
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- noun
- /ˈhændˌɡrɪp/
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agarre
- The bicycle's handgrip was designed for a comfortable and secure hold.
- handgrip strength
Examples
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Jeff parked his gleaming black and white motorcycle in our driveway and hung his helmet from the handgrip.
Fiction book (1999) -
Handgrip strength was tested for each subject's dominant upper limb with a Baseline hydraulic hand dynamometer.
Academic text (2001) -
I oriented her feet toward the floor and showed her a handgrip.
Fiction book (1998) -
Orientation of the seat, the handgrip, and the lever in space are important features in this respect.
Academic text (1997) -
Clean off the handgrips, wipe off the seat.
Fiction book (1991) -
"And these handgrips should help me hold the handlebars tight around the curves."
Fiction book (1999) -
Dan worked his feet into the loops on the deck without letting go of the overhead handgrips.
Fiction book (2001) -
We have this system of parallel bars at handgrip height—maybe two and a half feet apart.
Fiction book (1994) -
Dan squeezed the right handgrip on his maneuvering controls with the lightest of touches.
Fiction book (2001) -
Grabbing one of the handgrips, he hung there and watched the pilots working their touchscreens.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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The part of an object you hold to carry or use it
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The part of an object shaped to fit the hand
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3.0
A part of something you grab with your hand for support, like a rail
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5.5
A handle shaped like the part of a small gun you hold with one hand
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4.8
A thing you can hold for support, or simple help for someone new
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Etymology
Handgrip is made from hand and grip, and grip means 'to hold tightly'. So a handgrip is the part you hold to use or move an object.