"handshake" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-handshake.ogg , en-uk-handshake.ogg Forms: handshakes [plural]
Etymology: From hand + shake. See the appendix for the history of the gesture itself. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|shake}} hand + shake Head templates: {{en-noun}} handshake (plural handshakes)
  1. The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement. Translations (grasping of hands by two people): مُصَافَحَة (muṣāfaḥa) [feminine] (Arabic), ձեռքսեղմում (jeṙkʻseġmum) (Armenian), по́ціск (pócisk) [masculine] (Belarusian), по́ціск рукі́ (pócisk rukí) [masculine] (Belarusian), по́ціск рук (pócisk ruk) [masculine] (Belarusian), মুসাফা (muśapha) (Bengali), ръкости́скане (rǎkostískane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ръку́ване (rǎkúvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), encaixada [feminine] (Catalan), 握手 (wòshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), podání ruky [neuter] (Czech), håndtryk [neuter] (Danish), handdruk (Dutch), manpremo (Esperanto), kättely (Finnish), poignée de main [feminine] (French), shake-hand [masculine, uncommon] (French), Händeschütteln [neuter] (German), Handschlag [masculine] (German), Händedruck [masculine] (German), χειραψία (cheirapsía) [feminine] (Greek), kézfogás (Hungarian), handaband [neuter] (Icelandic), jabat tangan (Indonesian), stretta di mano [feminine] (Italian), 握手 (akushu) (alt: あくしゅ) (Japanese), ハンドシェーク (handoshēku) (Japanese), 악수 (aksu) (alt: 握手) (Korean), 핸드세이크 (haendeuseikeu) (Korean), 핸드셰이크 (haendeusyeikeu) (Korean), rokasspiediens [masculine] (Latvian), ракување (rakuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), håndtrykk (Norwegian Bokmål), handtrykk (Norwegian Nynorsk), مصافحه (mosâfahe) (Persian), دستدادن (dast-dâdan) (Persian), uścisk dłoni [masculine] (Polish), uścisk ręki [masculine] (Polish), aperto de mão [masculine] (Portuguese), passou-bem [Portugal, informal, masculine] (Portuguese), bacalhau [Portugal, colloquial, masculine] (Portuguese), strângere de mână [feminine] (Romanian), рукопожа́тие (rukopožátije) [neuter] (Russian), руковање [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), rukovanje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), podanie ruky [neuter] (Slovak), apretón de manos [masculine] (Spanish), estrechamiento de manos [masculine] (Spanish), estrechadura de manos (Spanish), handskakning [common-gender] (Swedish), handslag [neuter] (Swedish), handtryckning [common-gender] (Swedish), дастфушурӣ (dastfušuri) (Tajik), కరచాలనం (karacālanaṁ) (Telugu), el sıkışma (Turkish), el sıkma (Turkish), рукостиска́ння (rukostyskánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), по́тиск (pótysk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), مُصافَحَہ (musāfahā) (Urdu), cái bắt tay (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-handshake-en-noun-uSN2idPn Disambiguation of 'grasping of hands by two people': 93 7
  2. (computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (an exchange of signals between two devices): 握手 (wòshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), établissement d’une liaison [masculine] (French), handshake [masculine] (French), ハンドシェイク (handosheiku) (Japanese), 핸드셰이킹 (haendeusyeiking) (Korean), establecimiento comunicacional [masculine] (Spanish), establecimiento comunicativo [masculine] (Spanish), handskakning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-handshake-en-noun-lrxq-gJw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 39 12 44 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'an exchange of signals between two devices': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: golden handshake, green handshake, handshake deal, manshake, secret handshake

Verb

Audio: en-us-handshake.ogg , en-uk-handshake.ogg Forms: handshakes [present, singular, third-person], handshaking [participle, present], handshaked [participle, past], handshaked [past], handshook [participle, past], handshook [past]
Etymology: From hand + shake. See the appendix for the history of the gesture itself. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|shake}} hand + shake Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=handshook}} handshake (third-person singular simple present handshakes, present participle handshaking, simple past and past participle handshaked or handshook)
  1. (intransitive) To perform a handshake; to shake hands. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-handshake-en-verb-xD3tSGVC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 39 12 44
  2. (computing, intransitive) To perform a handshake with another device. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-handshake-en-verb-vbJ-yD6D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 39 12 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 24 29 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 30 21 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 29 20 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 6 25 23 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 12 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 11 22 24 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 12 24 23 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 23 25 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 24 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 23 23 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 22 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 20 28 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 5 23 25 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 19 28 45 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 23 25 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 26 18 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 27 15 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 11 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 12 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 21 26 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 21 26 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 11 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 12 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 12 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 26 20 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 12 24 24 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 20 18 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 12 23 24 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 22 26 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 26 23 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 21 26 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 11 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 12 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 19 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 23 23 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 12 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 10 22 25 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 23 23 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 11 23 24 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 6 25 24 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 12 23 24 42 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: shake on it Translations (sense 1): darse la mano (Spanish), estrecharse la mano (Spanish), apretarse la mano (Spanish) Translations (sense 2): establecer comunicación (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'sense 1': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'sense 2': 0 0

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Eccles' handshake, eager and practiced and hard, seems to symbolize for him an embrace. For an instant Rabbit fears he will never let go.",
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          "word": "মুসাফা"
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          "word": "ръкости́скане"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "rǎkúvane",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
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          "word": "ръку́ване"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "encaixada"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wòshǒu",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "握手"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "podání ruky"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "manpremo"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "kättely"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "poignée de main"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "shake-hand"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Händeschütteln"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Handschlag"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
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          "word": "Händedruck"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "cheirapsía",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "χειραψία"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "kézfogás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "handaband"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "jabat tangan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "stretta di mano"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "alt": "あくしゅ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "akushu",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "握手"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "handoshēku",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "ハンドシェーク"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "alt": "握手",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "aksu",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "악수"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "haendeuseikeu",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "핸드세이크"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "haendeusyeikeu",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "핸드셰이크"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rokasspiediens"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "rakuvanje",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ракување"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "håndtrykk"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "handtrykk"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mosâfahe",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "مصافحه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "dast-dâdan",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "دستدادن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "uścisk dłoni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "uścisk ręki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "aperto de mão"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "informal",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "passou-bem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "colloquial",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bacalhau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "strângere de mână"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rukopožátije",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "рукопожа́тие"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "руковање"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "rukovanje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "podanie ruky"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apretón de manos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "estrechamiento de manos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "estrechadura de manos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "handskakning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "handslag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "handtryckning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "dastfušuri",
          "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
          "word": "дастфушурӣ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "karacālanaṁ",
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      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
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      "word": "مُصَافَحَة"
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      "roman": "jeṙkʻseġmum",
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "muśapha",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "মুসাফা"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rǎkostískane",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "encaixada"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wòshǒu",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "握手"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "podání ruky"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "håndtryk"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "handdruk"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "manpremo"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "kättely"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "poignée de main"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "shake-hand"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Händeschütteln"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Handschlag"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Händedruck"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "cheirapsía",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "χειραψία"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "kézfogás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "handaband"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "jabat tangan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stretta di mano"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あくしゅ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "akushu",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "握手"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "handoshēku",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "ハンドシェーク"
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      "alt": "握手",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "aksu",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "악수"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "haendeuseikeu",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "핸드세이크"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "haendeusyeikeu",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "핸드셰이크"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rokasspiediens"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "rakuvanje",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ракување"
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    {
      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "håndtrykk"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mosâfahe",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "مصافحه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "dast-dâdan",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "دستدادن"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "uścisk dłoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "uścisk ręki"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "aperto de mão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
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      "word": "passou-bem"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bacalhau"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "strângere de mână"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rukopožátije",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "рукопожа́тие"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "руковање"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rukovanje"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "podanie ruky"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "apretón de manos"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "estrechamiento de manos"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "estrechadura de manos"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "handskakning"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
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      "word": "handslag"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
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      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "dastfušuri",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "дастфушурӣ"
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "karacālanaṁ",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "కరచాలనం"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "el sıkışma"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "el sıkma"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "рукостиска́ння"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "code": "ur",
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      "roman": "musāfahā",
      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "مُصافَحَہ"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "grasping of hands by two people",
      "word": "cái bắt tay"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wòshǒu",
      "sense": "an exchange of signals between two devices",
      "word": "握手"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "établissement d’une liaison"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "darse la mano"
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