palm

³palm

verb

Definition of PALM

transitive verb

1

a : to conceal in or with the hand <palm a card> b : to take or pick up stealthily c : to hand stealthily <palmed him a dollar bill>

2

: to impose by fraud <a second imposter to be palmed upon you — Sir Walter Scott>

3

: to touch with the palm: as a : to stroke with the palm or hand b : to allow (a basketball) to come to rest momentarily in the hand while dribbling thus committing a violation

Examples of PALM

1. The store's owner had seen one of the girls palm a lipstick before heading for the door.
2. To do the card trick, you have to learn to palm one of the cards.
3. He was called for palming the ball.
4. The kick was palmed away by the goalkeeper.

First Known Use of PALM

1673

Related to PALM

Synonyms: fob off, foist, palm off, pass off, wish

Related Words: entail, force, impose, inflict; counterfeit, fake, forge; distort, falsify, misrepresent

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