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
He has blent his tattooing into one mass of blue, and thus disguised, must have palmed himself off here in Pimminee, for the man he is not.
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Melville, Herman
A more unscrupulous person than myself would have palmed it off long ago.
From Not that it Matters by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)
"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 Reade, Charles
