- handshake⇄handshake, noun, verb, -shook,-shaken,-shaking.
- handshake⇄noun handshaker.
- handshake⇄noun the act of clasping and shaking each other's hands in friendship, greeting, leave-taking, agreement, or congratulation.
Ex. His opening clue that he was being accepted came through handshakes (Newsweek). - handshake⇄v.i. to shake hands.
- handshake⇄v.t. to move up, on, or along with the shaking of hands.
Ex. Ministers and imams ... handshook their way right up to the polling boxes (Time).