SHAKE HANDS (shaken hands, shakes hands, shaking hands, shook hands)

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Irregular inflected forms: shaken hands    , shakes hands    , shaking hands    , shook hands   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does shake hands mean? 

• SHAKE HANDS (verb)
  The verb SHAKE HANDS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SHAKE HANDS used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHAKE HANDS (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "shake hands" is one way to...):

greet; recognise; recognize (express greetings upon meeting someone)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

handshake; handshaking (grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract))

 Context examples 

“Traddles,” said I, shaking hands with him again, after I had sat down, “I am delighted to see you.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Near the gang-plank, Scott was shaking hands with Matt, who was preparing to go ashore.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Then you won’t forgive me? You won’t shake hands before I go?

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Staunton had not shaken hands with the man in the hall.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I shake hands on that, Richard.”

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

He shook hands with Holmes and introduced his comrade as Inspector Baynes, of the Surrey Constabulary.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The two men shook hands, whilst their seconds did the same, the four hands crossing each other.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"No, no, not at all," Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Victor Trevor sank his face into his shaking hands.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Now hold your shoulder straight, and take short steps, and don't shake hands if you are introduced to anyone.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)