If you give someone a handshake, you take their right hand with your own right hand and hold it firmly or move it up and down, as a sign of greeting or to show that you have agreed about something such as a business deal.
John smiled and gave him a hearty handshake.
He has a strong handshake.
2. See also golden handshake
handshake in British English
(ˈhændˌʃeɪk)
noun
the act of grasping and shaking a person's hand, as when being introduced or agreeing on a deal
handshake in American English
(ˈhændˌʃeɪk)
noun
a gripping and shaking of each other's hand in greeting, farewell, agreement, etc.
Examples of 'handshake' in a sentence
handshake
They were known for often doing business on no more than a handshake.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Oh for the time when a brief but firm handshake would do the trick.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was as amiable and intimate as a friendly handshake.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
handshake
British English: handshake NOUN
If you give someone a handshake, you take their right hand with your own right hand and move it up and down as a way of greeting them or showing that you have agreed about something.