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unpalm

unpalm verb: to remove from the palm of the hand.

Verb

unpalm (third-person singular simple present unpalms, present participle unpalming, simple past and past participle unpalmed)

  1. (transitive) To remove from the palm of the hand.
    • 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
    • Mom unpalmed her eyes and blinked at me as if she'd just realized I was there.2012, Natalie Standiford, The Secret Tree

Forms of unpalm

third-person singular presentunpalms
present participleunpalming
past participleunpalmed
pastunpalmed

Origin of unpalm

From un- + palm.

Questions about unpalm

What does unpalm mean?
Unpalm means to remove from the palm of the hand.
What part of speech is unpalm?
Unpalm is a verb.
What is the past tense of unpalm?
The past tense of unpalm is unpalmed.

Words near unpalm in the dictionary

  1. unpalleted
  2. unpalletised
  3. unpalletized
  4. unpalliable
  5. unpalliated
  6. unpalm
  7. unpalmed
  8. unpalming
  9. unpalmitoylatable
  10. unpalmitoylated
  11. unpalms

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