Handshake

/ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/

Synonyms for "handshake" (53 found)

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Closest matches (11)

accostact up toaddressagree to anythingbobbowbrown-nosecourtcurry favorcurtsy
Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (16)

dance attendance onembracefall all overfall overfawn upongreetinghailhand clasphand-clasphello

Related words (26)

how-do-you-dohugkissmake court tomake up tonodpay court toplay up topolish the applerun aftersalutationsaluteshine up tosmilesmile of recognitionsuck up towave

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries
acknowledgementacknowledgmentagreementcommunicationcommunication protocolgreetingnetwork protocolsocial contractsocial customsocial gesture

More specific

12 entries
SSH handshakeSSL handshakeTCP handshakeTLS handshakefirm handshakeformal handshakefriendly handshakeinformal agreementprofessional handshakeverbal contractwarm handshakewritten contract

Collocations

9 entries
brief handshakefirm handshakeformal handshakefriendly handshakehandshake dealhandshake protocolinitial handshakeshake handswarm handshake

Inflections

5 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Translations

9 translations across 2 languages.

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Polish

4 entries
  • uściskać dłoń verb (sense 1)
  • uścisnąć dłoń verb (sense 1)
  • wymieniać potwierdzenia verb (sense 2)
  • wymienić potwierdzenia verb (sense 2)

Spanish

4 entries
  • apretarse la mano verb (sense 1)
  • darse la mano verb (sense 1)
  • diñarse la mano verb (sense 1)
  • establecer comunicación verb (sense 2)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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He has a good firm handshake.

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He put out his hand to me for a handshake.

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They parted with a firm handshake.

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When my father was offered a golden handshake, he took it.

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