handgrip

== English == === Alternative forms === hand-grip, hand grip === Etymology === 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”). === Noun === handgrip (plural handgrips) A handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies. Near-synonym: grip A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle. A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person. The ability to grip something with a hand. A grasp or grip. ==== Related terms ==== handlebar (often holonymous) handygripes ==== Translations ====