Antonyms for handgrip

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hand-grip

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhændˌgrɪp

Definition 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

Synonyms for handgrip

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