palm
noun
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
have palmed
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present perfectof palm.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Marty may have palmed the circuit board from the little black box at the end of Sneakers, but the NSA found a way to spy on us anyway.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2012
An underage player in the national Scrabble tournament was found to have palmed two blank tiles.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2012
"So you have palmed this lady off on me as your sister, and trapped me, and would have destroyed me."
From A Perilous Secret by Charles Reade
The documents you have palmed off on the world are the products of unadulterated Pigottism.
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by G. W. (George William) Foote
They have palmed the character upon him, they have burned him in the hand.
