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handshake

[hand-sheyk] / ˈhændˌʃeɪk /








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He offers Leo his hand and they do some complicated handshake.

From Literature

He bids me good night with a firm, official handshake.

From Literature

An announcement was made before the semi-final at Rod Laver Arena and a statement flashed up on a big screen saying there would be no handshake, asking fans to "respect" that.

From Barron's

“Okay. I’ve worked with a few teens who’ve needed help and couldn’t go to their parents, so I get it. But like I said, this’ll all have to be a handshake deal, okay?”

From Literature

But Cirstea gave a brief handshake before exchanging some words with the Japanese 16th seed by the umpire's chair.

From BBC