HyperDic: handshake

English > 1 sense of the word handshake:
NOUNcommunicationhandshake, shake, handshaking, handclaspgrasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
handshake > pronunciation
Soundshhae'ndshey.k
Rhymesache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk...
English > handshake: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaninggrasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract).
Synonymsshake, handshaking, handclasp
CategorycontractA binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
Broaderacknowledgment, acknowledgementA statement acknowledging something or someone
Spanishapretón de manos
Catalanencaixada
Verbsshake handstake someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation

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