Handgrip
Origin
From Middle English hand-gripe, from Old English handgripe ("handgrip"), from Proto-Germanic *handugripiz ("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").
Full definition of handgrip
Noun
handgrip
(plural handgrips)- A handle.
- 2005, Shirley Duglin Kennedy, The Savvy Guide to Motorcycles, On a motorcycle, you work the clutch by squeezing a lever on your left handgrip, and you operate the shift lever with your left foot.
- A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
- 1994, Verolyn Bolander, Karen Creason Sorensen, Joan Luckmann, Sorensen and Luckmann's basic nursing: a psychophysiologic approach, Each cane consists of three parts: (1) the handle (which may or may not be covered by a rubber handgrip), (2) the shaft, and (3) the base (which is usually ...
- A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
- 1988, March 11, Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope, There are also "secret" signs and handgrips, which initiates are never supposed to reveal lest they suffer a fate worse than death.
- The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
- 1988, M.J. Viljoen, L.R. Uys, General nursing: a medical and surgical textbook, Part 1, The patient's handgrip is also tested for muscle strength.
Usage notes
The two word term hand grip is also used instead, particularly when referring to the ability of a person to grip an object with his or her hand.
1991, Raoul Tubiana, The Hand, There is a severe loss of hand grip in patients with higher lesions ...