Palm - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand
- any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
- an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event (syn: decoration, medal, medallion, ribbon)
verb
Extra examples
The store's owner had seen one of the girls palm a lipstick before heading for the door.
To do the card trick, you have to learn to palm one of the cards.
He was called for palming the ball.
The kick was palmed away by the goalkeeper.
She looked at the coins in her palm.
He held the pebble in the palm of his hand.
She looked at the palm of my hand and told me my fortune.
She poured salt into the palm of her hand and then sprinkled it over the stew.
...a nouveau riche who is reportedly using his money to buy his way into Palm Beach society...
He emptied the contents out into the palm of his hand.
The coconut palm is a native of Malaysia.
Being able to palm a card is an artifice every magician must know.
She held out her hand with the palm uppermost.
Palm trees vibrating in the breeze.
The hurricane blew some palm trees over.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: palm
he/she/it: palms
present participle: palming
past tense: palmed
past participle: palmed
singular: palm
plural: palms
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