noun
Meaning 1
A handshake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
handclasp
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: HH AE1 N D K L AE2 S P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: handshake, shake, handshaking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acknowledgment, acknowledgement
History
Etymology
From hand + clasp.