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palm

verb
  1. to take something into the palm of one's hand, usually for concealing or as part of a sleight-of-hand magic trick
    “I palmed the card that the volunteer had chosen.”
  2. to touch, lift, or hold with the hands
    “I palmed the flowers across the table.”
    handle
noun
  1. the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
    “My palms were rough after handling bricks all day.”
    thenar
  2. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
    “The palm was given out to the best film in the competition.”
    decoration
  3. any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
    “There were many palms on the boulevard in California.”
    palm tree
  4. a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand
    “The statue was sixteen palms high.”