7
contract(noun, understanding, agreement, bond, deal)
7
handclasp(noun, hold, twist, grasp, restraint)
6
shake(noun, grip, handclasp)
5
handshaking
4
greeting(noun, grasp, shake, grip, acceptance)
3
clasp(noun, hold, grasp, restraint, shake)
3
dap
3
handgrip(noun, hold, twist, grasp, restraint)
3
hello(noun, grasp, shake, grip, greeting)
3
hug(noun, grasp, handhold, fibula)
3
welcome(noun, greeting, reception, salute, highball)
2
bob
2
covenant(noun, agreement, arrangement, contract, deal)
2
deal(noun, understanding, agreement, arrangement, contract)
2
embrace(noun, hold, grasp, restraint, shake)
2
grip(noun, hold, twist, grasp, shake)
2
how-do-you-do(greeting, highball, compellation)
2
salutation(noun, grasp, shake, grip, greeting)
2
salute(noun, grasp, shake, grip, greeting)
2
wave
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