handshake en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From hand + shake. See the appendix for the history of the gesture itself.
Meanings
-
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
Eccles' handshake, eager and practiced and hard, seems to symbolize for him an embrace. For an instant Rabbit fears he will never let go.
1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 88:
- An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handshakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
manshake · silver handshake · secret handshake · golden handshake · handshake deal · green handshake
Translations (103)
lt rankos paspaudimas (grasping of hands by two people) · pl wymiana potwierdzeń (an exchange of signals between two devices) · km ការចាប់ដៃ (grasping of hands by two people) · fi kättely (grasping of hands by two people) · cmn 握手 (an exchange of signals between two devices) · mk ракување (grasping of hands by two people) · cs podání ruky (grasping of hands by two people) · pt bacalhau (grasping of hands by two people) · es estrechamiento de manos (grasping of hands by two people) · sh руковање (grasping of hands by two people) · yue 握手 (grasping of hands by two people) · bg ръку́ване (grasping of hands by two people) · te కరచాలనం (grasping of hands by two people) · lv rokasspiediens (grasping of hands by two people) · ja ハンドシェーク (grasping of hands by two people) · pt aperto de mão (grasping of hands by two people) · tr el sıkışma (grasping of hands by two people) · vi sự bắt tay (grasping of hands by two people) · fa-ira مُصافَحِه (grasping of hands by two people) · be по́ціск рукі́ (grasping of hands by two people) · he לְחִיצַת יָד (grasping of hands by two people) · sv handskakning (an exchange of signals between two devices) · th การจับมือ (grasping of hands by two people) · tr tokalaşma (grasping of hands by two people) · fr poignée de main (grasping of hands by two people) · km ការរលាក់ដៃ (grasping of hands by two people) · uk по́тиск (grasping of hands by two people) · da håndtryk (grasping of hands by two people) · nn handtrykk (grasping of hands by two people) · it stretta di mano (grasping of hands by two people) · tr el sıkma (grasping of hands by two people) · ur مُصافَحَہ (grasping of hands by two people) · eo manpremo (grasping of hands by two people) · cmn 握手 (grasping of hands by two people) · be по́ціск рук (grasping of hands by two people) · ky кол алышуу (grasping of hands by two people) · hu kézfogás (grasping of hands by two people) · sk stisk ruky (grasping of hands by two people) · sl rokovanje (grasping of hands by two people) · ko 핸드세이크 (grasping of hands by two people) · ja ハンドシェイク (an exchange of signals between two devices) · lo ການຈັບມື (grasping of hands by two people) · ru рукопожа́тие (grasping of hands by two people) · tg дастфушурӣ (grasping of hands by two people) · sv handslag (grasping of hands by two people) · nb håndtrykk (grasping of hands by two people) · uz qoʻl berib (grasping of hands by two people) · be по́ціск (grasping of hands by two people) · th จับมือ (grasping of hands by two people) · pam dalamanu (grasping of hands by two people) · ar مُصَافَحَة (grasping of hands by two people) · ko 핸드셰이크 (grasping of hands by two people) · ka ხელის ჩამორთმევა (grasping of hands by two people) · fr shake-hand (grasping of hands by two people) · bn মুসাফা (grasping of hands by two people) · haw lūlū lima (grasping of hands by two people) · az əl vermə (grasping of hands by two people) · is handaband (grasping of hands by two people) · de Händeschütteln (grasping of hands by two people) · hy ձեռքսեղմում (grasping of hands by two people) · sk podanie ruky (grasping of hands by two people) · az əl sıxma (grasping of hands by two people) · vi cái bắt tay (grasping of hands by two people) · ro strângere de mână (grasping of hands by two people) · tg мусофаҳа (grasping of hands by two people) · uz qoʻl siqish (grasping of hands by two people) · pam galamanu (grasping of hands by two people) · ko 핸드셰이킹 (an exchange of signals between two devices) · nan-hbl 握手 (grasping of hands by two people) · lo ຈັບມື (grasping of hands by two people) · nl handdruk (grasping of hands by two people) · uk рукостиска́ння (grasping of hands by two people) · es establecimiento comunicacional (an exchange of signals between two devices) · ja 握手 (grasping of hands by two people) · el χειραψία (grasping of hands by two people) · ky кол кармашуу (grasping of hands by two people) · sh rukovanje (grasping of hands by two people) · bg ръкости́скане (grasping of hands by two people) · ko 악수 (grasping of hands by two people) · id jabat tangan (grasping of hands by two people) · kk қол алысу (grasping of hands by two people) · pl uścisk dłoni (grasping of hands by two people) · kk амандасу (grasping of hands by two people) · de Handschlag (grasping of hands by two people) · hi करमर्दन (grasping of hands by two people) · fr handshake (an exchange of signals between two devices) · fr établissement d'une liaison (an exchange of signals between two devices) · ca encaixada (grasping of hands by two people) · es apretón de manos (grasping of hands by two people) · et käesurumine (grasping of hands by two people) · sq duarshtrëngim (grasping of hands by two people) · sq shtrëngim duarsh (grasping of hands by two people) · sv handtryckning (grasping of hands by two people) · af handdruk (grasping of hands by two people) · sv handskakning (grasping of hands by two people) · ast choque de manos (grasping of hands by two people) · fa-ira دَسْتدادَن (grasping of hands by two people) · de Händedruck (grasping of hands by two people) · es estrechadura de manos (grasping of hands by two people) · es establecimiento comunicativo (an exchange of signals between two devices) · ky кол кысышуу (grasping of hands by two people) · pt passou-bem (grasping of hands by two people) · et käepigistus (grasping of hands by two people)