His opening clue that he was being accepted came through handshakes (Newsweek).
Ministers and imams…handshook their way right up to the polling boxes (Time).
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Hand-shake-Verfahren — [ hændʃeɪk ], Methode der Informationsübertragung in der Digitaltechnik, bei der empfangene Daten mit einem Quittungssignal (Hand shake Signal) bestätigt werden. Erst danach kann der Sender weiterarbeiten … Universal-Lexikon
hand·shake — /ˈhændˌʃeık/ noun, pl shakes [count] : the act of grasping someone s right hand with your right hand and moving it up and down : the act of shaking hands She greeted him with a handshake. also : the manner in which a person shakes hands He has a… … Useful english dictionary
A Hand Shake — Filmdaten Originaltitel A Hand Shake Erscheinungsjahr 1892 … Deutsch Wikipedia
shake-hand — ● shake hand, shake hands nom masculin (anglais to shake, secouer, et hand, main) Vieux. Poignée de main. ⇒SHAKE HAND, subst. masc. inv. Vx ou p. plaisant. Poignée de main. [Il] allait donner un shake hands à sa cousine, mais (...) [elle] lui dit … Encyclopédie Universelle
shake hands with — see under ↑shake • • • Main Entry: ↑hand shake hands with 1. To greet (someone) by clasping his or her hand usu with an up and down movement 2. To seal a bargain, acknowledge an agreement, settle differences, etc, with (someone) in this way • • • … Useful english dictionary
shake-hands — ● shake hand, shake hands nom masculin (anglais to shake, secouer, et hand, main) Vieux. Poignée de main … Encyclopédie Universelle
hand´shak´er — hand|shake «HAND SHAYK», noun, verb, shook, shak|en, shak|ing. –n. the act of clasping and shaking each other s hands in friendship, greeting, leave taking, agreement, or congratulation: »His opening clue that he was being accepted came through… … Useful english dictionary
shake — shake1 W2S3 [ʃeık] v past tense shook [ʃuk] past participle shaken [ˈʃeıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(body)¦ 3 shake your head 4 shake somebody s hand/shake hands with somebody 5¦(shock)¦ 6 shake somebody s confidence/beliefs etc 7 somebody s voice… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shake — 1 / SeIk/ past tense shook past participle shaken verb 1 MOVEMENT (I) to move up and down or from side to side with quick repeated movements: His hand shook as he signed the paper. | The ground was shaking beneath their feet. | shake with… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shake — shake1 [ ʃeık ] (past tense shook [ ʃuk ] ; past participle shaken [ ʃeıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 make quick movements ▸ 2 get rid of problem etc. ▸ 3 when voice sounds weak ▸ 4 make less strong etc. ▸ 5 cause fear/emotion ▸ 6 escape from someone ▸ +… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
