HANDGRIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does handgrip mean? 

• HANDGRIP (noun)
  The noun HANDGRIP has 1 sense:

1. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

  Familiarity information: HANDGRIP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HANDGRIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

grip; handgrip; handle; hold

Context example:

it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip

Hypernyms ("handgrip" is a kind of...):

appendage (a part that is joined to something larger)

Meronyms (parts of "handgrip"):

shank; stem (cylinder forming a long narrow part of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handgrip"):

ax handle; axe handle (the handle of an ax)

hilt (the handle of a sword or dagger)

hoe handle (the handle of a hoe)

knob (a round handle)

haft; helve (the handle of a weapon or tool)

mop handle (the handle of a mop)

panhandle (the handle of a pan)

pommel; saddlebow (handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle)

crop (the stock or handle of a whip)

pommel (a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse)

rake handle (the handle of a rake)

stock (the handle end of some implements or tools)

gunstock; stock (the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun)

broom handle; broomstick (the handle of a broom)

Holonyms ("handgrip" is a part of...):

racket; racquet (a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games)

saucepan (a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling)

spatula (a turner with a narrow flexible blade)

mug (with handle and usually cylindrical)

teacup (a cup from which tea is drunk)

ladle (a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another)

umbrella (a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy)

aspergill; aspersorium (a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water)

watering can; watering pot (a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants)

bat; cricket bat (the club used in playing cricket)

baggage; luggage (cases used to carry belongings when traveling)

baseball bat; lumber (an implement used in baseball by the batter)

briefcase (a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books)

brush (an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle)

carpet beater; rug beater (implement for beating dust out of carpets)

carrycot (box-shaped baby bed with handles (for a baby to sleep in while being carried))

cheese cutter (a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting cheese)

coffee cup (a cup from which coffee is drunk)

coffeepot (tall pot in which coffee is brewed)

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

cutlery; eating utensil (tableware implements for cutting and eating food)

edge tool (any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge))

faucet; spigot (a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir)

frying pan; frypan; skillet (a pan used for frying foods)

handbarrow (a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people)

cart; go-cart; handcart; pushcart (wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels)

handlebar (the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle)

French telephone; handset (telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle)

 Context examples 

The participants practiced grasping and moving a handgrip while receiving varying levels of electrical pulses from the devices.

(Spinal cord stimulation helps paralyzed people move hands, NIH)