appendage vs handgrip

appendage and handgrip both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appendage	Yes	No	No	No
handgrip	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, handgrip is a hyponym of appendage; that is, handgrip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appendage:

appendage: a part that is joined to something larger
handgrip: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

Other hyponyms of appendage include appendicle, handhold, grip, handle, hold, tailpiece.

appendage (noun)	handgrip (noun)
a part that is joined to something larger	the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
an external body part that projects from the body
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant