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Handshake vs Handgrip - What's the difference?

handshake | handgrip |

As nouns the difference between handshake and handgrip

is that handshake is the grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement while handgrip is a handle.

handshake

English

(wikipedia handshake)

Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * to shake hands * shake on it

    handgrip

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A handle.
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=2005 , author=Shirley Duglin Kennedy , title=The Savvy Guide to Motorcycles , page=30 citation , isbn=0790613166 , passage=On a motorcycle, you work the clutch by squeezing a lever on your left handgrip , and you operate the shift lever with your left foot.}}
  • A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=1994 , author=Verolyn Bolander, Karen Creason Sorensen, Joan Luckmann , title=Sorensen and Luckmann's basic nursing: a psychophysiologic approach , page=837 citation , isbn=0721640133 , passage=Each cane consists of three parts: (1) the handle (which may or may not be covered by a rubber handgrip ), (2) the shaft, and (3) the base (which is usually ...}}
  • A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
  • *{{quote-news, year=1988, date=March 11, author=Cecil Adams, title=The Straight Dope, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=There are also "secret" signs and handgrips , which initiates are never supposed to reveal lest they suffer a fate worse than death. }}
  • The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=1988 , author=M.J. Viljoen, L.R. Uys , title=General nursing: a medical and surgical textbook, Part 1 , page=138 citation , isbn=0798619120 , passage=The patient's handgrip is also tested for muscle strength .}}

    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.
  • *{{quote-journal
    • , year=1991 , author=Raoul Tubiana , coauthors= , title=The Hand , journal=Science , volume=5 , page=542 citation , passage=There is a severe loss of hand grip in patients with higher lesions ... }}

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