hand-grip

Palm-wrapping exercise tool

A hand-grip is a handle designed to be grasped by the hand, or the manner in which something is held: Check your hand-grip on the club before you swing.

It also refers to the strength of someone's grasp: He had a firm hand-grip.

Hand-grips are exercise devices squeezed repeatedly to strengthen forearm muscles.

anatomy

grasp

Seize or understand

strength · dexterity · clutch · hold · clasp · squeeze · opposable · tendon · flexor · metacarpal

fitness

squeeze

Firm bilateral compression

repetitions · crush · pinch · wrist · tension · spring · coil · trainer · workout · sets

handshake

firm

Solid or resolute

crushing · assertive · greeting · introduction · business · interview · impression · squeeze · pumping · professional

equipment

rubber

Elastic polymer from trees

contoured · cushioned · non-slip · wrap · tape · molded · foam · silicone · checkered · ribbed

sports

racket

Uproar, scam, or paddle

  • batFlying mammal or sports club
  • clubOrganization with membership
  • barbellWeighted exercise apparatus

dumbbell · pull-up · deadlift · tennis · golf · baseball · climbing · chalk · overhand · underhand

Opposites
object component

hand-gripshaft

Narrow vertical passage

blade · head · barrel · working end · tip

grip release action

hand-griprelease

To let go

letting go · dropping · loosening · relinquishing · unclenching

body part engagement

hand-griphands-free

Operable without holding

remote control · foot pedal

Family

hand, grip, hands, handed, handing, handy, handily, handedness, handful

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G