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Meanings of handshake in English
Synonyms
Examples for "shake"
Examples for "shake"
1
A spokeswoman said Johnson family members wouldn't comment on the latest shake-up.
2
Variety reports a couple of reasons for the shake-up: budget and storytelling.
3
Hasty steps shake the staircase; the door opens precipitately; it is Andre.
4
However, experts say the shake-up is some time away from yielding fruit.
5
Barclays certainly needs some new people to shake up its brash culture.
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He stopped just within handshaking distance, but did not offer his hand.
2
The process of handshaking was interrupted by the arrival of the train.
3
Presently the judge rose and left them with much handshaking and bowing.
4
Chipworks hypothesizes that the mystery chip could be responsible for hardware handshaking.
5
Then Anne presented him to Mrs. Gibson, and a general handshaking ensued.
1
But he took no notice; perhaps her handclasp only strengthened his resolve.
2
His greeting was as warm as his handclasp was long and hard.
3
He came to handclasp with the man that he wished to help.
4
There was a moment's handclasp, and the boy had become a man.
5
The same significance was in the pressure of the momentary handclasp.
Usage of handshake in English
1
We did the handshake thing as he said, Welcome to Moscow, Major.
2
This clandestine operation, however, required a handshake with a five-dollar bill enclosed.
3
Think about posture, eye contact and a great handshake to demonstrate confidence.
4
They had a handshake deal on the book with a good publisher.
5
The healthy handshake of those who've been living a long time overseas.
6
For its first 10 years, Merge operated only on a handshake basis.
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Only rarely was the manner of the handshake a point of contention.
8
He also said he was deliberately avoiding a handshake with the ambassador.
9
It takes practice to have a firm handshake with hands this small.
10
Every deal is essentially done on a handshake, or a virtual handshake.
11
He'd liked Corelli from their first handshake a couple of years before.
12
Hand of Singh Biri Singh has a handshake that grabs your attention.
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A handshake settles the deal, oh no, wait, here comes the Constable.
14
Before the familiarity of a handshake or word of welcome he asked:
15
At the property closing last month our realtor offered a hearty handshake.
16
In the hands of the US president, the handshake is a weapon.
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Handshake through the time
Handshake across language varieties
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
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