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handshake
[ hand-sheyk ]
noun
- a gripping and shaking of right hands by two individuals, such as to symbolize greeting, congratulation, agreement, or farewell:
It was a verbal contract, sealed with a firm handshake.
- Also handshaking. Computers. an exchange of predetermined signals between networked or linked devices that is made when a connection is initially established or at intervals during data transmission in order to assure proper synchronization (also used attributively):
A successful handshake is required between the server and client before the application will launch.
Two handshake signals are exchanged between the computer and the printer—one from each device.
handshake
/ ˈæԻˌʃɪ /
noun
- the act of grasping and shaking a person's hand, as when being introduced or agreeing on a deal
Word History and Origins
Origin of handshake1
Idioms and Phrases
see golden handshake .Example Sentences
They even shared a cordial handshake in one face-off interview.
While a meeting with the Pope remains shrouded in uncertainty, another encounter has been firmly locked in for weeks - a formal handshake with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
But there was plenty of needle when a wide-eyed Serrano removed the headguard and stared into a smirking Taylor's eyes, before they both departed the stage without a handshake or even a nod of acknowledgement.
“We had a nice handshake on opening day,” she said.
Horvitz has a handshake deal with the property owner, who gave him permission to build a garden with the knowledge that the lot could be developed or sold in the future.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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