Definition of handshake
: a clasping usually of right hands by two people (as in greeting or farewell)
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Examples of handshake in a Sentence
She greeted him with a handshake.
He has a firm handshake.
Recent Examples of handshake from the Web
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As the Spartans celebrated the victory, Carroll’s players appeared to await the customary handshake line when the celebrating Milton Hershey forward Treyvon Ferguson approached Ferrero, a senior whose career at Carroll had just ended.
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Elisha Wiesel, chief information officer at Goldman Sachs (a title Mnuchin once held) and Jerry Levin, former head of Revlon Inc., got Mnuchin up for brief hellos and handshakes.
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With an exchange of names and handshakes, Warthen left Brocail to the wolves.
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There are no winks or handshakes to ensure Indiana lawmakers will even have a close vote.
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Dale Ross, the mayor of Georgetown, Texas, has a big smile, a big handshake and a big personality.
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Multimillion dollar deals are often made with a handshake after late-night dinner and drinks in hotel bars.
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Posting an Instagram story of the news of Valbuena's handshake olive branch, Benzema coldly wrote 'Keep your hand'.
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In the process, Day earned the final congratulatory handshake behind the 18th green from Palmer, who passed away the following September.
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First Known Use of handshake
1802
HANDSHAKE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of handshake for English Language Learners
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: the act of grasping someone's right hand with your right hand and moving it up and down : the act of shaking hands; also : the manner in which a person shakes hands
HANDSHAKE Defined for Kids
Definition of handshake for Students
: a clasping of hands by two people (as in greeting)
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