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plural handshakes
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement. quotations examples
Eccles' handshake, eager and practiced and hard, seems to symbolize for him an embrace. For an instant Rabbit fears he will never let go.
1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 88
(computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization. examples
third-person singular simple present handshakes, present participle handshaking, simple past and past participle handshaked or handshook
(intransitive) To perform a handshake; to shake hands. examples
(computing, intransitive) To perform a handshake with another device. examples