handshakenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhænd.ʃeɪk/us/ˈhænd.ʃeɪk/a greeting, or an act showing that you have made an agreement, in which two people who are facing each other take hold of and shake each other's right hand:
He welcomed me with a wide smile and a warm handshake.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Physical gestures of respect
- bow 1
- curtsy
- doff
- doff your hat to sb/sth idiom
- fistbump
- genuflect
- prostrate
- salaam
- salute