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handgrip

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of handgrip

1 a part by which an implement is held

  • the vegetable peeler has a no-slip handgrip
Synonyms of handgrip

grip, haft, handle, helve
Words Related to handgrip

bar, handlebar

bail, bow, loop

hilt, shaft

crop, whipstock

broomstick

2 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 of handgrip

clasp, clench, grapple, grasp, grip, handhold, hold
Words Related to handgrip

anchorage, leverage, purchase

grab, seizure

foothold, footing, toehold

clinch, embrace, hug
Near Antonyms of handgrip

release, relinquishment

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