n. The flat of the hand; that part of the hand which extends from the wrist to the bases of the thumb and fingers on the side opposite the knuckles; more generally and technically, the palmar surface of the manus of any animal, as the sole of the fore foot of a clawed quadruped, as the cat or mouse, corresponding to the planta of the pes or foot.n. The hand; a hand.n. A lineal measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the tips of the fingers; a measure of length equal to 3 and in some instances 4 inches; among the Romans, a lineal measure equal to about 8½ inches, corresponding to the length of the hand.n. A part that covers the inner portion of the hand: as, the palm of a glove; specifically, an instrument used by sailmakers and seamen in sewing canvas, instead of a thimble, consisting of a piece of leather that goes round the hand, with a piece of iron sewed on it so as to rest in the palm.n. The broad (usually triangular) part of an anchor at the end of the arms.n. The flat or palmate part of a deer's horns when full-grown.n. An old game, a kind of hand-tennis, more fully called palm-play.n. A ball.To handle; manipulate.To conceal in the palm of the hand, in the manner of jugglers or cheaters.To impose by fraud: generally followed by upon before the person and off before the thing: as, to palm off trash upon the public.n. A tree or shrub of the order Palmæ.n. A branch, properly a leaf, of the palm-tree, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or triumph; hence, superiority; victory; triumph; honor; prize.n. One of several other plants, popularly so called as resembling in some way the palm, or, especially, as substituted for it in church usage.n. See Macrozamia.n. A flat end formed on a tie-rod or strut, through which the rivets or bolts are passed to secure the piece to the rest of the structure.