"press flesh" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: presses flesh [present, singular, third-person], pressing flesh [participle, present], pressed flesh [participle, past], pressed flesh [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} press flesh (third-person singular simple present presses flesh, present participle pressing flesh, simple past and past participle pressed flesh)
  1. (colloquial) To shake hands. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-press_flesh-en-verb-3EWx0OcI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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