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Handshake

//ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) wordnet
  3. 3
    An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.
Verb
  1. 1
    To perform a handshake; to shake hands. intransitive
  2. 2
    To perform a handshake with another device. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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