Definition of palm (oneself) off as
- He palmed himself off as a lawyer.
: any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
: a leaf of the palm as a symbol of victory or rejoicing
: a symbol of triumph or superiority
: the somewhat concave part of the human hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist or the corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal
: a flat expanded part especially at the end of a base or stalk (as of an anchor)
: a unit of length based on the breadth or length of the hand
: to conceal in or with the hand
: to take or pick up stealthily
: to hand stealthily
: a person's self : one's own self
: one's normal, healthy, or sane condition or self
: from a place or position
: at a distance in space or time
: from a course : aside
used as a function word to indicate physical separation or distance from a position of rest, attachment, or union
: to seaward of
: from the possession or charge of
: seaward
: right
: more removed or distant
: to go away : depart
: kill, murder
: competition : contest
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