handshake

[ hand-sheyk ]

/ ˈhændˌʃeɪk /

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noun

a gripping and shaking of right hands by two individuals, as to symbolize greeting, congratulation, agreement, or farewell.

Also handshaking. Computers. an exchange of predetermined signals between a computer and a peripheral device or another computer, made when a connection is initially established or at intervals during data transmission, in order to assure proper synchronization.

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Origin of handshake

First recorded in 1870–75; hand + shake

Words nearby handshake

handset, hand setting, handsew, handsewn, handsfree, handshake, handshaker, handshaking, handshape, hands-off, handsome

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How to use handshake in a sentence

An email newsletter is a great digital handshake between a consumer and a publisher….
The New York Times aims to convert newsletter readers into paid subscribers as The Morning newsletter tops 1 billion opens|Sara Guaglione|February 10, 2021|Digiday
Butler and Wise still perform a handshake that ends with them pretending to shoot a Kamehameha wave at each other.
A love for ‘Dragon Ball Z’ has infiltrated NFL locker rooms|Kyle Melnick|February 3, 2021|Washington Post
Their value is a product of digital handshakes over millions of transactions firming up that consensus.
Could meme stocks like GameStop kill bitcoin’s rise?|Lucas Matney|January 27, 2021|TechCrunch
I was warned by other midshipmen that I would fail on the spot if I initiated a handshake.
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It is the shop clerk’s smile, the salesman’s hearty handshake, because the audience now is a customer base, and the customer is always right.
Art has been brutalized by tech’s giants. How can it survive?|Konstantin Kakaes|December 23, 2020|MIT Technology Review
She tried the direct, how-do-you-do handshake approach, but was blocked by a burly aide-de-camp.
Andrew Cuomo Can't Ignore It Now: He's Weak Even at Home|David Freedlander|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
George offers a firm handshake and stays present with each fan for the moment or two that they have his attention.
Why We're Obsessed With George Takei|Jennifer M. Kroot|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Forget matters strategic, you may say; banish from your head all thoughts of a military or security handshake.
John Kerry Just Visited. But Should We Just Forget About India?|Tunku Varadarajan|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Get your act together,” we said real manfully like, eye to eye, with a firm handshake.
Mosul's Civilization and Its Discontents|Michael Carson|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Case in point: the TV deals they had completed for the two previous seasons had been done via handshake.
The Aftermath of Disney’s ‘Million Dollar Arm’|Alex Suskind|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He stretched out a hand in silence and gave me a hearty handshake; and I shook the reins and thundered up the road to Staunton.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
They exchanged the hearty, lingering handshake of trusty friendship and deep affection.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
As far as sentiments go, the cable is by chalks the heartiest handshake we poor relations to the West have had since we started.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton
They have a nodding-from-a-motor-acquaintance with it but I like a real handshake-friendship with it.
Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers
There was nothing of genuine American heartiness in the handshake he gave Frank.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit|Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for handshake

handshake

/ (ˈhændˌʃeɪk) /

noun

the act of grasping and shaking a person's hand, as when being introduced or agreeing on a deal

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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handshake

see golden handshake.

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