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Palms Moderate

Palms has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

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Noun
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plural of palm

"The sun warmed her palms as she held out her hands to greet everyone."

Verb
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Third-person singular simple present indicative form of palm

"She palms the ball quickly before her opponent can react."

In plain English: To palm something means to secretly hold it inside your hand so no one else can see it.

"He palmed two coins and slipped them into his pocket without anyone noticing."

Proper Noun
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plural of Palm

"She rubbed her palms together to warm them up before stepping outside in the cold wind."

Example Sentences
"He palmed two coins and slipped them into his pocket without anyone noticing." verb
"He decided to palms the evidence before anyone could see it." verb
"Don't palms your cards or you will lose credibility with the audience." verb
"She quickly palms the small object into her sleeve during the performance." verb
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Origin

The word palms is a variant form that entered English from the Dutch language. It originally referred to the hand or fruit but retained its current meaning through direct borrowing.

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