Handgrip

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  • noun. A grip of or by the hand.
  • noun. Something, such as a handle, that is suited to a grip by the hand.
  • noun. Hand-to-hand combat.
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  • noun. A handle.
  • noun. A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
  • noun. A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
  • noun. The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
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  • noun. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
  • Word Usage
    "[Page 258] at the uproarious reception he got; but he stood erect in his faded and patched old khaki uniform, his battered bugle still flashed back the sunlight, and his handgrip was as firm as his father's as the boys crowded up, yelling, What's the matter with Gun-Shy Billy?"
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