palm
US: /ˈpɑɫm/, /ˈpɑm/
UK: /pˈɑːm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
palm /pɑ:m/- danh từ
- (thực vật học) cây cọ, cây họ cau dừa
- cành cọ (tượng trưng cho chiến thắng); (nghĩa bóng) chiến thắng; giải
- to bear (carry) the palm: chiến thắng, đoạt giải
- to yield the palm: chịu thua
- danh từ
- gan bàn tay, lòng bàn tay
- lòng găng tay
- gan bàn tay (đơn vị đo lường rộng 4 insơ, dài 8 insơ)
- to grease (cross) someone's palm
- hối lộ ai, đút lót ai, đấm mồm ai
- ngoại động từ
- giấu (quân bài, con súc sắc) trong lòng bàn tay
- sờ bằng gan bàn tay
- hối lộ, đút lót (ai)
- (+ off) đánh lừa, đánh lộn sòng, đánh tráo
- to palm off something upon (on) somebody: đánh lừa mà tống cái gì cho ai
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers: He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand. + sweaty palms + to read sb's palm (= to say what will happen to sb by looking at the lines on their palm)
2 (also palm tree) a straight tree with a mass of long leaves at the top, growing in tropical countries. There are several types of palm tree, some of which produce fruit: a date palm + a coconut palm + palm leaves / fronds / groves
Idioms: have sb in the palm of your hand to have complete control or influence over sb: Even before he plays a note, he has the audience in the palm of his hand.
more at CROSS v., GREASE v.
+ verb [VN] to hide a coin, card, etc. in your hand, especially when performing a trick
Phrasal Verbs: palm sb<->off (with sth) (informal) to persuade sb to believe an excuse or an explanation that is not true, in order to stop them asking questions or complaining
palm sth<->off (on / onto sb)
palm sb<->off (with sth) (informal) to persuade sb to accept sth that has no value or that you do not want, especially by deceiving them: She's always palming the worst jobs off on her assistant. + Make sure he doesn't try to palm you off with faulty goods.
palm sth off as sth (informal) to tell sb that sth is better than it is, especially in order to sell it: They were trying to palm the table off as a genuine antique.
Collocation
1 flat part of the front of your hand
ADJ.
soft | horny | sweaty | open | outstretched
VERB + PALM
hold up, raise
He held up a palm for silence.
| spread
He spread his palms in a gesture of openness.
| press
I pressed my palm to the wound to stop the bleeding.
| slap
She slapped her palm against the desk in anger.
PALM + VERB
sweat | face
Hold out your arms with the palms facing downwards.
PALM + NOUN
reading | print
PREP.
against your ~s
The metal felt hot against my palms.
| between your ~s
He took her hand between his palms and squeezed it.
| in your ~
He showed me the coins in his palm.
PHRASES
palm/palms up/upwards
She held out her hand to me, palm up.
2 tree
ADJ.
coconut, date, oil
PALM + NOUN
tree | branch, frond, leaf | grove | oil
Concise dictionary
palms|palmed|palmingpɑ(l)m /pɑːmnoun
+the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
+a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand
+any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
+an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
verb
+touch, lift, or hold with the hands
