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 Definitions of handshake  [ˈhændˌʃeɪk]  

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Definition of 'handshake' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) handshake
a gripping and shaking of each other's hand, as to symbolize greeting, agreement, or farewell.

2.  handshake
an exchange of signals in a computer system, ensuring synchronization whenever a connection, as with another device, is initially established.


Definition of 'handshake' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp
grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)


Definition of 'handshake' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) handshake
an act of shaking hands as a greeting, a sign of agreement, etc.
a firm handshake


Translation of 'handshake' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the act of grasping (a person's) hand eg as a greeting.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: handdruk Arabic flag Arabic: مُصافَحَة باليَد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ръкостискане
Brazilian flag Brazilian: aperto de mão Czech flag Czech: podání ruky German flag German: der Händedruck
Danish flag Danish: håndtryk Greek flag Greek: χειραψία Spanish flag Spanish: apretón de mano
Estonian flag Estonian: käepigistus Farsi flag Farsi: عمل دست دادن Finnish flag Finnish: kättely
French flag French: poignée de main Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְחִיצַת יָד Hindi flag Hindi: एक दूसरे से हाथ मिलाना
Croatian flag Croatian: rukovanje Hungarian flag Hungarian: kézfogás Indonesian flag Indonesian: jabat tangan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: handaband Italian flag Italian: stretta di mano Japanese flag Japanese: 握手
Korean flag Korean: 악수 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: rankos paspaudimas Latvian flag Latvian: rokasspiediens
Malay flag Malay: jabat tangan Dutch flag Dutch: handenschudden Norwegian flag Norwegian: håndtrykk
Polish flag Polish: uścisk dłoni Persian flag Persian: عمل دست دادن Pashto flag Pashto: لاس ورکول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: aperto de mão Romanian flag Romanian: strângere de mână Russian flag Russian: рукопожатие
Slovak flag Slovak: podanie ruky Slovenian flag Slovenian: rokovanje Serbian flag Serbian: rukovanje
Swedish flag Swedish: handslag Thai flag Thai: การจับมือกับคนอื่นเพื่อทั Turkish flag Turkish: el sıkışma
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 握手 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: рукостискання Urdu flag Urdu: مصافحہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cái bắt tay Chinese flag Chinese: 握手

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