palm

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n

1. hand, open hand; extremity, Sl. mitt, Sl. paw, Sl. fin, Sl. flipper; (all of animals) paw, foot, pad, Zool. forefoot, Anat., Zool. manus.

2. cross or grease someone’s palm

give money to, bribe, pay off, buy, buy off, suborn, corrupt; fix, Inf. rig, Inf. square; induce, tempt, lure, entice; coax, influence.

v

3. conceal, hide in the hand; take surreptitiously, take away, snatch, Inf. snitch, Sl. lift, filch, purloin, Sl. pinch, pilfer, cabbage, Sl. mooch, Sl. cop, steal.

4.Usu. palm on or upon

foist on, force upon, impose upon, thrust upon, lay on or upon, unload upon, take advantage of.

5. touch, brush lightly, caress; pat, stroke, rub gently, massage.

6. shake hands, give a grip, Sl. slap [s.o.] five, Sl. give [s.o.] some skin.

7. palm off

pass off, fob off, foist off.

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n

victory, triumph, success; laurels, honor, glory, fame, distinction; crown, wreath, garland, chaplet; prize, trophy, award, decoration, badge.