handgrip
- noun
- /ˈhændˌɡrɪp/
- 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
The part of an object you hold to carry or use it
The part of an object shaped to fit the hand
A part of something you grab with your hand for support, like a rail
A handle shaped like the part of a small gun you hold with one hand
A thing you can hold for support, or simple help for someone new
How Comfortable
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Morphology
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.