palm
verb/pɑːm/
/pɑːm/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they palm | /pɑːm/ /pɑːm/ |
| he / she / it palms | /pɑːmz/ /pɑːmz/ |
| past simple palmed | /pɑːmd/ /pɑːmd/ |
| past participle palmed | /pɑːmd/ /pɑːmd/ |
| -ing form palming | /ˈpɑːmɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːmɪŋ/ |
- palm something to hide a coin, card, etc. in your hand, especially when performing a trickWord Originverb Middle English: from Old French paume, from Latin palma. Current senses of the verb date from the late 17th cent.
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