shake hands
verb
1 shake hands
Take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation.
Roget 918:
forgive,
forgive and forget;
pardon,
condone,
think no more of,
let bygones be bygones,
shake hands;
forget an injury.
excuse,
pass over,
overlook;
wink at
etc.
(neglect)
460;
bear with;
allow for,
make allowances for;
let one down easily,
not be too hard upon,
pocket the affront.
let off,
remit,
absolve,
give absolution,
reprieve;
acquit
etc.
970.
beg pardon,
ask pardon,
implore pardon
etc.
n.;
conciliate,
propitiate,
placate;
make up a quarrel
etc.
(pacify)
723;
let the wound heal.
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Roget 894:
be courteous
etc.
adj.;
show courtesy
etc.
n..
mind one's P's and Q's,
behave oneself,
be all things to all men,
conciliate,
speak one fair,
take in good part;
make the amiable,
do the amiable;
look as if butter would not melt in one's look as if butter would not melt in one's mouth;
mend one's manners.
receive,
do the honors,
usher,
greet,
hail,
bid welcome;
welcome,
welcome with open arms;
shake hands;
hold out the hand,
press the hand,
squeeze the hand,
press the flesh;
bid Godspeed;
speed the parting guest;
cheer,
serenade.
salute;
embrace
etc.
(endearment)
902;
kiss,
kiss hands;
drink to,
pledge,
hob and nob†;
move to,
nod to;
smile upon.
uncover,
cap;
touch the hat,
take off the hat;
doff the cap;
present arms;
make way for;
bow;
make one's bow,
make a leg;
scrape,
curtsy,
courtesy;
bob a curtsy,
bob a courtesy;
kneel;
bow the knee,
bend the knee.
visit,
wait upon,
present oneself,
pay one's respects,
pay a visit
etc.
(sociability)
892;
dance attendance on
etc.
(servility)
886;
pay attentions to;
do homage to
etc.
(respect)
928.
prostrate oneself
etc.
(worship)
990.
give one's duty to,
send one's duty to,
etc.
n..
render polite
etc.
adj.;
polish,
civilize,
humanize.
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Roget 723:
pacify,
tranquilize,
compose;
allay
etc.
(moderate)
174;
reconcile,
propitiate,
placate,
conciliate,
meet halfway,
hold out the olive branch,
heal the breach,
make peace,
restore harmony,
bring to terms.
settle matters,
arrange matters,
accommodate matters,
accommodate differences;
set straight;
make up a quarrel,
tantas componere lites [Lat.];
come to an understanding,
come to terms;
bridge over,
hush up;
make it,
make matters up;
shake hands;
mend one's fences [U.S.].
raise a siege,
lift a siege;
put up the sword,
sheathe the sword;
bury the hatchet,
lay down one's arms,
turn swords into plowshares;
smoke the calumet of peace,
close the temple of Janus;
keep the peace
etc.
(concord)
714;
be pacified
&c.;
come round.
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Dutch: handen schudden
shaking hands
noun
Roget 894:
courtesy;
respect
etc.
928;
good manners,
good behavior,
good breeding;
manners;
politeness
etc.
adj.;
bienseance,
urbanity,
comity,
gentility,
breeding,
polish,
presence;
civility,
civilization;
amenity,
suavity;
good temper,
good humor;
amiability,
easy temper,
complacency,
soft tongue,
mansuetude;
condescension
etc.
(humility)
879;
affability,
complaisance,
pr_evenance,
amability†,
gallantry;
pink of politeness,
pink of courtesy.
compliment;
fair words,
soft words,
sweet words;
honeyed phrases,
ceremonial salutation,
reception,
presentation,
introduction,
accueil†,
greeting,
recognition;
welcome,
abord†,
respects,
devoir,
regards,
remembrances;
kind regards,
kind remembrances;
love,
best love,
duty;
empty encomium,
flattering remark,
hollow commendation;
salaams.
obeisance
etc.
(reverence)
928;
bow,
courtesy,
curtsy,
scrape,
salaam,
kotow†,
kowtow,
bowing and scraping;
kneeling;
genuflection
etc.
(worship)
990;
obsequiousness
etc.
886;
capping,
shaking hands,
etc.
v.;
grip of the hand,
embrace,
hug,
squeeze,
accolade,
loving cup,
vin d'honneur [Fr.],
pledge;
love token
etc.
(endearment)
902;
kiss,
buss,
salute.
mark of recognition,
nod;
nods and becks and wreathed smiles"
[Milton];
valediction
etc.
293;
condolence
etc.
915.
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