NOUN | communication | handshaking, handshake, shake, handclasp | grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) |
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Sounds | hhae'ndshey.kihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract). | |
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Synonyms | handshake, shake, handclasp | |
Category | contract | A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law |
Broader | acknowledgment, acknowledgement | A statement acknowledging something or someone |
Spanish | apretón de manos | |
Catalan | encaixada | |
Verbs | shake hands | take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation |
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