handshake
noun
hand·shake
| \ ˈhan(d)-ˌshāk
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Definition of handshake
: a clasping usually of right hands by two people (as in greeting or farewell)
Examples of handshake in a Sentence
She greeted him with a handshake.
He has a firm handshake.
Recent Examples on the Web
One stamp shows the first Trump-Kim handshake, while another shows the two signing a joint agreement after the historic meeting. — Steve Mollman, Quartz, "North Korea features Donald Trump on its stamps," 4 Aug. 2019 Detroit Free Press The handshakes are over, and now the hard work begins for negotiators trying to ink new contracts between the UAW and General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "GM, FCA formally launch UAW contract talks," 16 July 2019 Critics, including leading 2020 Democratic candidates, decried the handshake as another instance of Trump coddling a dictator for no clear strategic benefit. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Trump’s reality show takes over U.S. foreign policy," 1 July 2019 But there is widespread skepticism on both sides of the world that the handshake in Osaka has done much to change the dynamics of the dispute between the two countries. — David Meyer, Fortune, "What Trump and Xi’s Agreement Means: CEO Daily," 1 July 2019 The parties set up the use of SACK during the three-way handshake that establishes the initial connection. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "New vulnerabilities may let hackers remotely SACK Linux and FreeBSD systems," 18 June 2019 Photo: joshua roberts/Reuters Since the handshake, the EU has posted arresting statistics: American soybean exports to the EU have almost doubled since July, giving the U.S. 69% of the EU market. — Emre Peker, WSJ, "EU’s High Trade Surplus With the U.S. Poses Risk to 2018 Tariff Truce," 1 Jan. 2019 The controversy involving Mayfield and Jackson heightened following the season's first meeting between the teams, when Jackson appeared to go in for a post-game embrace and Mayfield opted for a handshake. — Dave Clark, Cincinnati.com, "Hue Jackson: Time with Cleveland Browns 'was probably some of the best coaching I did'," 12 July 2019 This animosity continues through El and Max’s first official meeting at the end of the season when Max goes in for a handshake, but El coldly dismisses her. — Sophie Hayssen, Teen Vogue, "'Stranger Things' Season 3 Highlights Max and Eleven's Friendship," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'handshake.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for handshake
handshake
noun
English Language Learners Definition of handshake
: the act of grasping someone's right hand with your right hand and moving it up and down : the act of shaking hands
also
: the manner in which a person shakes hands
See the full definition for handshake in the English Language Learners Dictionary
handshake
noun
hand·shake
| \ ˈhand-ˌshāk
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Kids Definition of handshake
: a clasping of hands by two people (as in greeting)
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