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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