palm


Definition: Meaning of, palm in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɑːm /

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palm palms
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  1. part of hand the inside surface of your hand, in which you hold things
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  2. tree also palm tree a tropical tree which grows near beaches or in deserts, with a long straight trunk and large pointed leaves at the top
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  3. hold/have somebody in the palm of your hand to have a strong influence on someone, so that they do what you want them to do
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  4. read somebody's palm to tell someone what is going to happen to them in the future by looking at the lines on their hand
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
palm palmed palmed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
palming palms
[transitive]
  1. to hide something in the palm of your hand, especially when you are performing a magic trick or stealing something
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palm used in phrases

  • African oil palm (noun)
    1. oil palm of Africa
  • American oil palm (noun)
    1. palm of Central and South America
  • Palm Beach
    1. a city in the southeast of Florida in the US, which is a popular tourist centre, especially as a place for rich people to go in the winter
  • Palm Springs
    1. a city to the east of Los Angeles in California, which is popular with rich and famous people
  • Palm Sunday (noun)
    1. the Sunday before Easter in the Christian Church
  • West Palm Beach (noun)
    1. a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial centre for Palm Beach
  • babassu palm (noun)
    1. tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
  • bamboo palm (noun)
    1. small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers
    2. a palm of the genus Raffia
  • banded palm civet (noun)
    1. an East Indian civet
  • batoko palm (noun)
    1. small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums
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palm used in phrasal verbs

  • palm off (phrasal verb)
    1. to get rid of someone or something that you do not want, by persuading someone else to take or buy them from you
    2. to give someone an explanation or excuse that is not true or is not satisfactory, but which you hope they will accept
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