Handshake

Noun



 * 1) The grasping of hands by two people when greeting or leave-taking
 * 2)  An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization

Related terms

 * to shake hands
 * shake on it

Thesaurus
accost, act up to, address, agree to anything, bob, bow, brown-nose, court, curry favor, curtsy, dance attendance on, embrace, fall all over, fall over, fawn upon, greeting, hail, hand-clasp, hello, how-do-you-do, hug, kiss, make court to, make up to, nod, pay court to, play up to, polish the apple, run after, salutation, salute, shine up to, smile, smile of recognition, suck up to, wave

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 握手
 * Danish: håndtryk
 * Dutch: handdruk
 * Esperanto:
 * French:
 * German: Händeschütteln,
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian: jabat tangan
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 握手, ハンドシェーク
 * Korean:, 핸드세이크, 핸드셰이크
 * Macedonian: ракување
 * Portuguese: aperto de mão
 * Romanian: strângere de mână
 * Russian: рукопожатие
 * Spanish: apretón de manos
 * Swedish: handslag
 * Telugu: కరచాలనం (karachaalanam)