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handshake en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/ (General-American)

Etymology

From hand + shake. See the appendix for the history of the gesture itself.

Meanings

  1. 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:
  2. An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.

Forms

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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)

handshake en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/ (General-American)

Etymology

From hand + shake. See the appendix for the history of the gesture itself.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To perform a handshake; to shake hands.
  2. (intransitive) To perform a handshake with another device.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
handshaked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
handshaked Tense=Past lexicographic
handshaking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
handshook Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
handshook Tense=Past lexicographic
handshakes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

shake on it

Translations (11)

pl uścisnąć dłoń (sense 1) · es darse la mano (sense 1) · pl uściskać dłoń (sense 1) · pl wymieniać potwierdzenia (sense 2) · es estrecharse la mano (sense 1) · unm ànkunsi (sense 1) · es apretarse la mano (sense 1) · es establecer comunicación (sense 2) · pl wymienić potwierdzenia (sense 2) · es diñarse la mano (sense 1) · haw lūlū (sense 1)