handle; grip; handgrip; hold




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"

Type of:
  • appendage

Types:
  • ax handle; axe handle
  • broomstick; broom handle
  • crop
  • haft; helve
  • hilt
  • hoe handle
  • knob
  • mop handle
  • panhandle
  • pommel; saddlebow
  • pommel
  • rake handle
  • stock
  • stock; gunstock


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