handclasp

Questions about handclasp

What does handclasp mean?

handclasp means "grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)".

How many syllables are in handclasp?

handclasp has 2 syllables: hand-clasp. The stress falls on "hand". In IPA it is /ˈhændˌklæsp/.

What is another word for handclasp?

Close synonyms include handshake, shake, handshaking. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is handclasp a common word?

handclasp is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with handclasp?

1 word rhymes with handclasp. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.