shake hands
Seal the deal
Shake hands is a greeting or gesture of agreement in which two people clasp right hands and move them briefly up and down.
The handshake signals goodwill, respect, or the sealing of a deal: We shook hands on the agreement.
To shake hands with someone can also mark introduction or farewell.
Figuratively, to shake hands with something is to accept or confront it.
Formal event marking occasions
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- customHabitual group practice
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
diplomacy · formality · gesture · solemnity · respect · honor · sportsmanship · reconciliation
Agreement or distribution
- accordHarmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
understanding · bargain · commitment · promise · arrangement · consensus · covenant · treaty
Hospitable greeting offered
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- helloCommon spoken greeting
- salutationExpression of goodwill
- meetingGathering for discussion
acknowledgment · formality · courtesy · pleasantries · reception · acquaintance · first impression · icebreaker
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- customHabitual group practice
- traditionCustom passed through generations
etiquette · diplomacy · formality · gesture · solemnity · respect · honor · sportsmanship · reconciliation · truce
deal
Agreement or distribution
- accordHarmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
settlement · understanding · bargain · commitment · promise · arrangement · consensus · covenant · treaty · ratification
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- helloCommon spoken greeting
- salutationExpression of goodwill
meeting · acknowledgment · formality · courtesy · pleasantries · reception · acquaintance · first impression · icebreaker · rapport
- good mannerssay please, apologize, smile
- sportsmanshipfairness, fair play, sportsmanship, respect, integrity
- tricksmagic trick, card trick, card tricks, coin trick, rope trick
- meeting actionsmeet, encounter, greet, approach, run into
- reconciliationreconciliation, reconcile, reconciled, reconciling, making up
- apologiessorry, forgive me, my mistake, mea culpa, sincere apology
shake handssnub
Deliberate dismissive rejection
rebuff · give the cold shoulder · turn one's back · spurn · shun
shake handscome to blows
Begin fighting physically
fight · go to war · declare war · attack · clash
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