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HANDSHAKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Synonyms:
handclasp; handshake; handshaking; shake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("handshake" is a kind of...):
acknowledgement; acknowledgment (a statement acknowledging something or someone)
Domain category:
contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
Derivation:
shake hands (take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation)
