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shake hands

vb. To grasp another person's hands as an expression of greeting, farewell, agreement, etc.

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shake hands

v. take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation

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Shake hands

Shake hands may refer to:

  • Handshake
  • Shake Hands with the Devil (book), a 2003 nonfiction book by Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire, a witness of the Rwandan genocide
  • Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire, a 2004 documentary film based on the book
  • Shake Hands with the Devil (2007 film), a Canadian dramatic film based on the book
  • " Shake Hands with Beef", a single by the band Primus
  • " Let's Shake Hands", the debut single from the band The White Stripes
  • Shake Hands Forever, a 1975 novel by Ruth Rendell in the Inspector Wexford series
  • Shake Hands with the Devil (album), a solo album by Kris Kristofferson
  • Shake Hands with the Devil (1959 film), a film set in 1921 Dublin
  • " The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands", a short story by Stephen King

Usage examples of "shake hands".

And agony it was, she thought grimly as she crossed the thick carpet of the small conference room to shake hands with her hosts.

The locals will take their money and perhaps even shake hands after the money is exchanged, but not much more than that.

Levy told me that you pat him on the shoulder, or shake hands, or in some other way make contact with him during a praising.