hand·shake

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 firm/weak handshake.

◇ A handshake is often the way people greet each other, but it is also used when people part from each other or when they have made an agreement.

The deal was sealed with a handshake.

— see also golden handshake

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

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