handgrip
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.61 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: grip"
- "The machine has some handgrips and steps built into its frame."
- "As well as demonstrating operating facilities, full-size car body models are used for experimenting with new types of interior finish, systems of lighting, positioning of route diagrams and advertisements, and the best form of windscreens at doorways, and the height and location of handgrips and handrails."
- "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."
- "He wrapped some fabric tape around the rubber handgrips to make them less slippery."
- "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 ..."
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”).