palm
/pɑːm/noun
उच्चारण पाम
हथेली; ताड़
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Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[C]
the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers; a straight tree with a mass of long leaves at the top, growing in tropical countries
हथेली; ताड़
- the palm of your hand
- a coconut palm
- She held the coin tightly in the palm of her hand.
+ 2 more examples
- Tall coconut palms lined the road to the beach in Kerala.
- His palms were sweaty before the viva.
Synonyms hand palm tree coconut tree date palm
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[T] ~ sth off (on/onto sb)
to persuade somebody to accept something that has no value or that you do not want, especially by deceiving them
(बेकार चीज़) थमा देना
- He palmed off the old phone on me.
- The salesman palmed off a damaged watch on a customer who didn't check it.
- The shopkeeper tried to palm off a fake note on the customer.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't let anyone palm you off with a cheap copy.
- They palmed off their faulty stock on tourists.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
palm of the hand (noun)
The palm is the inner surface of the hand. It is used with of the hand, in your palm, or on your palm.
'Palm' हाथ की भीतरी सतह है; इसका प्रयोग 'of the hand', 'in your palm' या 'on your palm' के साथ होता है।
- She held a small bird in the palm of her hand.
- He wiped the sweat from his palms before the interview.
palm tree / coconut palm
As a tree noun, palm is countable. Many types grow along India's coast, such as the coconut palm and date palm.
वृक्ष के अर्थ में 'palm' countable noun है; भारत के तटों पर नारियल और खजूर जैसे कई प्रकार उगते हैं।
- Rows of coconut palms line the Kerala backwaters.
palm sb off (with sth) / palm sth off (on sb)
A phrasal verb meaning to make a person accept something of poor quality by cheating or giving a false excuse.
यह phrasal verb किसी को धोखे या झूठे बहाने से घटिया चीज़ स्वीकार कराने के अर्थ में है।
- The dealer palmed off a faulty phone on a student.
- They tried to palm him off with a promise.
read sb's palm (palmistry)
Palmistry is the practice of reading the lines on a person's palm to predict the future.
'Palmistry' हाथ की रेखाएँ देखकर भविष्य बताने की विद्या है।
- The astrologer asked to read my palm.
+Collocations 4
adjective + palm
sweatyopenwidesmoothrough
- He showed his open palm to say he had no weapon.
verb + palm
clasppressslapwipecup
- She cupped her palms to drink the cool water.
kind of palm
coconutdateoilbeteltoddy
- Toddy is a drink made from the sap of a palm.
palm + noun
leafoilwinetreereading
- Old manuscripts were once written on palm leaf.
“More examples 5
- The magician hid the coin in the palm of his hand.
जादूगर ने सिक्का अपनी हथेली में छिपा लिया।
- Radhika's palms were sweating before the viva.
मौखिक परीक्षा से पहले राधिका की हथेलियाँ पसीज रही थीं।
- A tall palm swayed in the sea breeze outside the hotel.
होटल के बाहर एक ऊँचा ताड़ का पेड़ समुद्री हवा में झूम रहा था।
- The shopkeeper palmed off some old stock on tourists.
दुकानदार ने पर्यटकों को कुछ पुराना माल चालाकी से थमा दिया।
- Palm oil is widely used in packaged food and soap.
पैकेट वाले खाद्य पदार्थों और साबुन में ताड़ का तेल बड़े पैमाने पर प्रयुक्त होता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The dealer palmed off the fake watch to me.
✓ The dealer palmed off the fake watch on me.
The idiom palm sth off takes on or onto before the person cheated.
'Palm sth off' में ठगे गए व्यक्ति से पहले 'on' या 'onto' आता है।
✗ The palm tree gives palm oils.
✓ The palm tree gives palm oil.
Palm oil is an uncountable substance and takes no plural.
'Palm oil' uncountable पदार्थ है और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
✗ He palmed off it to me.
✓ He palmed it off on me.
In a phrasal verb with off, a pronoun object goes between palm and off.
Phrasal verb में pronoun object क्रिया और 'off' के बीच आता है, और ठगे व्यक्ति से पहले 'on' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Palm and the nearby words name parts of the hand, and the verb sense is close to cheating.
'Palm' और उसके पास के शब्द हाथ के अंगों के नाम हैं, और क्रिया का अर्थ धोखे से जुड़ा है।
The hand closed tightly with the fingers bent in.
उँगलियाँ मोड़कर कसकर बंद किया हुआ हाथ।
- He banged his fist on the table.
The joint between the hand and the arm.
हाथ और बाँह के बीच का जोड़।
- She wears a watch on her wrist.
¶Idioms 2
bear/carry off the palm
to be the best; to win
सर्वश्रेष्ठ ठहरना, विजयी होना
- Among all the speakers, Radhika bore the palm.
- Our school carried off the palm at the science fair.
grease sb's palm
to give sb money in order to persuade them to do sth dishonest
रिश्वत देना, मुट्ठी गरम करना
- He had to grease the clerk's palm to get the file moving.
- Greasing palms should never be the way to get work done.
→Phrasal verbs 1
palm sb off (with sth) / palm sth off (on/onto sb)
(informal) to persuade somebody to accept something that has no value or is not true
(घटिया चीज़ या झूठी बात) किसी के मत्थे मढ़ देना
- The shopkeeper tried to palm off a fake watch on me.
- Don't let them palm you off with excuses.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Palm, /pɑːm/, with a silent l (like calm, psalm, almond).
Palm, /pɑːm/, silent l के साथ (calm, psalm, almond की तरह)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Have sb in the palm of your hand (have complete control over somebody), grease sb's palm (give somebody money to do something dishonest; bribe), read sb's palm (tell sb's future by looking at the lines on their hand).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: have sb in the palm of your hand (किसी पर पूरा नियंत्रण होना, मुट्ठी में होना), grease sb's palm (बेईमानी के काम के लिए पैसे देना; रिश्वत, मुट्ठी गरम करना), read sb's palm (हाथ की रेखाएँ देखकर भविष्य बताना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who reads palms is a palmist; the study is palmistry.
हथेली पढ़ने वाला palmist; अध्ययन palmistry (हस्तरेखा-विज्ञान)।