Synonyms for handgrip


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hand-grip
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhændˌgrɪp

Top 10 synonyms for handgrip Other synonyms for the word handgrip

Définition of handgrip

Origin :
  • Old English handgripe; see hand (n.) + grip (n.).
  • As in grip : noun clasp, embrace
  • As in handle : noun something to grip
Example sentences :
  • But now my eyesight and my footstep and my handgrip all have failed this many and many a day!
  • Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • There was a handgrip on each side, with the controls handy to his fingers.
  • Extract from : « The Wailing Octopus » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • "Glad to know you, gents," said Spider Jack, with a handgrip apiece.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Jimmie Dale » by Frank L. Packard
  • A wooden stock with a handgrip is fastened to the metal handle.
  • Extract from : « Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology » by John T. Schlebecker
  • He swung over to the panel, hooked his foot under the handgrip and grasped the lever inset in the surface.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the Ninth Planet » by Donald Allen Wollheim
  • At the center of the bow the handgrip was about an inch and a quarter wide by three-quarters thick, a cross-section being ovoid.
  • Extract from : « Hunting with the Bow and Arrow » by Saxton Pope
  • Some prefer leather or pigskin for a handgrip, but a cord binding keeps the hand from sweating and has an honest feel.
  • Extract from : « Hunting with the Bow and Arrow » by Saxton Pope
  • Bind the center of your bow with heavy fish line to make the handgrip, carefully overlapping the start and finish.
  • Extract from : « Hunting with the Bow and Arrow » by Saxton Pope

Antonyms for handgrip

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