Advertisement
Advertisement
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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of handshake1
Idioms and Phrases
see golden handshake .Example Sentences
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.
They quickly assembled in the handshake line then walked around the court to salute their home fans.
She jumped up afterwards and went over to each of them, giving them hugs and consoling handshakes.
During Trump's first term, his antipathy for Trudeau was evident from the start and it began with one of Trump's famous handshakes.
There is a reason why fresh from all the diplomatic handshakes, Sir Keir was back in the more familiar hi-vis and hard hat announcing defence jobs in Belfast.
Advertisement
Related 51Թs
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.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse