handgrip

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of HANDGRIP

a part by which an implement is held <the vegetable peeler has a no-slip handgrip>

Synonyms grip, haft, handgrip, helve

Related Words bar, handlebar; bail, bow, loop; hilt, shaft; crop, whipstock; broomstick

the act or manner of holding <the tube TV was so bulky that it was difficult for the movers to get a solid handgrip on it>

Synonyms clasp, clench, grapple, grasp, grip, handgrip, handhold

Related Words anchorage, leverage, purchase; grab, seizure; foothold, footing, toehold; clinch, embrace, hug

Near Antonyms release, relinquishment

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