handgrip definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: handle, grip, handgrip, hold]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: before 12th century 1. a grasping with the hand 2. handle 3. plural hand-to-hand combat

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a grasp with the hand. 2 a handle designed for easy holding.