handgrip

Meaning

1. A handle.
2. A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
3. A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
4. The ability to grip something with a hand.
5. A grasp or grip; a close struggle.

Synonyms

handle

grip

haft

handhold

hold

hand grip

gripe

helve

hilt

holder

Translations

manopola

impugnatura

Griff

poignée

asa

trinco

mango

manico

ansa

agafador

ansa

stretta di mano

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taramela

puño

✊

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hand grip

Inherited from Old English: handgripe

Cognate with Dutch: handgreep

Cognate with German: Handgriff

Cognate with Danish: håndgreb

Cognate with Swedish: håndgrepp

In summary

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”).