palming Definition

palm¹
noun

1. The inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
2. The part of a glove covering this.

verb

palmed, palming
1. To conceal something in the palm of the hand.

Thesaurus: steal, appropriate, grab, lift (slang), conceal, sneak.

Idiom: grease someone's palm

See under grease.

Idiom: in the palm of one's hand

In one's power; at one's command.

Etymology: 14c as paume: French, originally from Latin palma palm of the hand; the spelling was gradually assimilated to the Latin form, resulting in the current spelling.

Phrasal Verb: palm something off on someone or palm someone off with something

To give them something unwanted or unwelcome, especially by trickery.