What is the meaning of the word "palm"?

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

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