different between handshake vs handgrip

English

Etymology

hand +? shake

Pronunciation

Noun

handshake (plural handshakes)

1. The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
2. (computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.

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Verb

handshake (third-person singular simple present handshakes, present participle handshaking, simple past and past participle handshaked or handshook)

1. To perform a handshake; to shake hands.
2. (computing) To perform a handshake with another device.

Related terms

• shake on it

Anagrams

• shakehand

English

Alternative forms

• hand-grip, hand grip

Etymology

From Middle English hand grip, handegrip, from Old English handgripe (“handgrip”), from Proto-Germanic *handugripiz (“handgrip”), equivalent to hand +? grip. Cognate with Dutch handgreep (“handgrip, grasp”), German Handgriff (“handgrip, grasp, handle, hilt”), Danish håndgreb (“handgrip”), Swedish håndgrepp (“handgrip, handle, hilt”).

Noun

handgrip (plural handgrips)

1. A handle.
2. A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
3. A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
4. The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.

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Usage notes

The two word term hand grip is also used instead, particularly when referring to the ability of a person to grip an object with his or her hand.

Related terms

• hand-gripe