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HANDCLASP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does handclasp mean?
• HANDCLASP (noun)
The noun HANDCLASP has 1 sense:
1. grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Familiarity information: HANDCLASP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
handclasp; handshake; handshaking; shake
Hypernyms ("handclasp" is a kind of...):
acknowledgement; acknowledgment (a statement acknowledging something or someone)
Domain category:
contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
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