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Plural for the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
“His handgun felt slippery in his sweaty palm.”
Plural for a leaf of a palm tree awarded as a prize or viewed as a symbol of victory
“Albeit there are those latter-day scientists who would tend instead to award the ancestral palm to the lungfish.”
Plural for a great victory or achievement
“As to which is the least expensive and the most easily made hard court, I suppose the palm would go to the cinder court.”
(botany) Plural for a tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterized by having a single stem or trunk
Plural for a quick, light touch with the hand
To attempt to pass something (undesirable or shoddy) off to others
“I would like Martha to stop trying to palm off her unpleasant work on me.”
To touch or come into contact with, especially for purposes of examination
To steal, especially in small quantities, or articles of small value
To physically grip or grasp something
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