palm
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
palms
plural
palms
Britannica Dictionary definition of PALM
[count]
:
the inside part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers
—
see picture at hand
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He placed a coin in the child's outstretched palm.
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The kitten was small enough to fit in the palm of my hand.
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He claimed that he could read my palm. [=look at the lines on the palm of my hand and tell me what was going to happen to me in the future]
grease the palm of
have someone in the palm of your hand
:
to have control or influence over someone
:
to be able to control someone easily
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She has her boss in the palm of her hand.
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compare 2palm
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palm
/ˈpɑːm/
noun
plural
palms
2
palm
/ˈpɑːm/
noun
plural
palms
Britannica Dictionary definition of PALM
[count]
1
a
:
a kind of tree that grows in tropical regions and has a straight, tall trunk and many large leaves at the top of the trunk
— called also
palm tree
b
:
a bush or large plant that is related to the palm and can be grown indoors
—
see color picture on this page
2
:
the leaf of a palm especially when it is carried as a symbol of victory or in celebration of something
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People were waving palms in the streets.
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compare 1palm
3
palm
/ˈpɑːm/
verb
palms;
palmed;
palming
3
palm
/ˈpɑːm/
verb
palms;
palmed;
palming
Britannica Dictionary definition of PALM
[+ object]
1
:
to hide (something) in the palm of your hand
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The store's owner had seen one of the girls palm a lipstick before heading for the door.
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To do the card trick, you have to learn to palm one of the cards.
2
a
basketball
:
to hold (a basketball) in an illegal way for a moment while you are dribbling
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He was called for palming the ball.
b
soccer
:
to knock (the ball) away from the goal with your hands
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The kick was palmed away by the goalkeeper.
palm off
[phrasal verb] informal
1
palm (something) off
or
palm off (something)
a
:
to sell (something) for more than it is worth by being dishonest about it
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The antique dealer had tried to palm the painting off as an original.
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He'll palm [=pawn] the car off on/onto some unsuspecting fool if he can.
b
:
to get someone to accept or do (something)
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He tried to palm off science fiction as truth.
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She's good at palming off her household chores on her little sister.
2
palm yourself off as (someone)
:
to pretend to be (someone you are not)
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He palmed [=passed] himself off as a lawyer.
