HANDCLASP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

Synonyms:

handclasp; handshake; handshaking; shake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("handclasp" is a kind of...):

acknowledgement; acknowledgment (a statement acknowledging something or someone)

Domain category:

contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)

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