palm+off
91palm — I. n. 1. Token of victory, prize, crown, laurel, bays, trophies. 2. Hand breadth, hand. 3. Palm tree. II. v. a. 1. Conceal in the palm (as a juggler). 2. Impose (by fraud), obtrude, pass off …
92palm ball — noun : a change of pace pitch in baseball thrown from the palm of the hand with either two or three fingers * * * (also palmball) n. Baseball an off speed pitch in which the ball is released from the palm and thumb rather than the fingers …
93Off hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
94Off one's hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
95palm — Synonyms and related words: Old Mug, abstract, acme, acquire, and, annex, appropriate, authority, authorization, bag, bays, be all and end all, blue ribbon, boost, borrow, catch up, championship, chaplet, civic crown, claim, clap hands on, clasp …
96palm someone off — persuade someone to accept something by deception. → palm …
97palm something off — informal sell or dispose of something by misrepresentation or fraud. → palm …
98Palm Isles — /pam ˈaɪlz/ (say pahm uylz) plural noun a group of islands and rocks near the east coast of Qld, north of Townsville, and off Halifax Bay; its largest island, Great Palm Island, has an area of 65 km2 …
99palm something off on someone — tv. to ucceed in spending counterfeit money; to succeed in cashing a bad check. (Underworld.) □ Max palmed four phony twenties off in less than an hour. CD Somebody palmed off a rubber check on me yesterday …
100palm someone off — informal persuade someone to accept something by deception most sellers are palmed off with a fraction of what something is worth …
