HANDSHAKE
handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp
(noun) grasping and shaking a person’s hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
handshake (plural handshakes)
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
(computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.
Verb
handshake (third-person singular simple present handshakes, present participle handshaking, simple past and past participle handshook or handshaked)
To perform a handshake; to shake hands.
(computing) To perform a handshake with another device.
Anagrams
• shakehand
Source: Wiktionary
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