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unpalm en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + palm.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove from the palm of the hand.
    • Mom unpalmed her eyes and blinked at me as if she'd just realized I was there. 2012, Natalie Standiford, The Secret Tree:
    • When the second part is needed, it is unpalmed and put back in the fingertips where it can be used. There will normally be a palming and an unpalming. Tools are also palmed and unpalmed. Think of a pencil that must be used every cycle. 1999, Fred E. Meyers, Motion and Time Study: For Lean Manufacturing, page 114:

Forms

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unpalmed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unpalmed Tense=Past lexicographic
unpalms Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unpalming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic