- 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"
--1 is a kind of appendage
--1 is a part of --1 has parts: shank, stem
--1 has particulars: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