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palm

1  [pahm]
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–noun
1. the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
2. the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
3. the part of a glove covering this part of the hand.
4. Also called sailmaker's palm. a stiff rawhide or metal shield worn over this part of the hand by sailmakers to serve as a thimble.
5. a linear measure of from 3 to 4 inches (7 1/2 –10 centimeters), based on the breadth of the hand.
6. a linear measure of from 7 to 10 inches (17 1/2 –25 centimeters), based on the length of the hand.
7. the flat, expanded part of the horn or antler of a deer.
8. a flat, widened part at the end of an armlike projection.
9. Nautical.
a. the blade of an oar.
b. the inner face of an anchor fluke.
c. (loosely) an anchor fluke.
10. a flat-topped bearing member at the head of a stanchion.
–verb (used with object)
11. to conceal in the palm, as in cheating at cards or dice or in juggling.
12. to pick up stealthily.
13. to hold in the hand.
14. to impose (something) fraudulently (usually fol. by on or upon): to palm stolen jewels on someone.
15. to touch or stroke with the palm or hand.
16. to shake hands with.
17. Basketball. to grip (the ball) momentarily with the hand in the act of dribbling.
—Verb phrase
18. palm off, to dispose of by deception, trickery, or fraud; substitute (something) with intent to deceive: Someone had palmed off a forgery on the museum officials.
—Idiom
19. grease someone's palm, to give money to, esp. as a bribe: Before any work could begin, it was necessary to grease the superintendent's palm.
Origin:
1300–50; < L palma (c. OE folm hand); r. ME paume < MF < L palma
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Slang Dictionary
palm

  1. tv.
    to conceal something in the hand as in a theft or the performance of a magic trick; to receive and conceal a tip or a bribe. : The kid palmed the candy bar and walked right out of the store.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

palm  (2)
"tropical tree," O.E. palma, O.Fr. palme, both from L. palma "palm tree," originally "palm of the hand;" the tree so called from the shape of its leaves, like fingers of a hand (see palm (1)). The word traveled early to northern Europe, where the tree does not grow, via Christianity (e.g. O.E. palm-sunnandæg "Palm Sunday"). In ancient times, a leaf or frond was carried or worn as a symbol of victory or triumph, or on feast days; hence fig. use of palm for "victory, triumph" (c.1386), and adj. palmy "triumphant" (1602). Palm court "large room in a hotel, etc., usually decorated with potted palms" first recorded 1908. Palmer "pilgrim who has returned from the Holy Land" (1176, as a surname) is from Anglo-Fr. palmer (O.Fr. palmier), from M.L. palmarius, from L. palma "palm tree." So called because they wore palm branches in commemoration of the journey.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: palm
Pronunciation: 'pä(l)m
Function: noun
: the somewhat concave part of the human hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist orthe corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

palm (päm)
n.
The inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the base of the fingers.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

grease someone's palm

Also, oil someone's palm or hand. Give someone money in exchange for a favor; also, bribe someone. For example, If you want you luggage to make the plane, be sure to grease the porter's palm. This term uses grease in the sense of "enrich." [First half of 1500s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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