Collocations for palm - noun
1. flat part of the front of your hand
VERB + palm
hold up,
raise
He held up a palm for silence.
He held up a palm for silence.
extend
open, spread
He spread his palms in a gesture of openness.
open, spread
He spread his palms in a gesture of openness.
cup
He cupped his empty palms together.
He cupped his empty palms together.
lay,
place,
put,
rest
He went over to the wall and placed his palm on it.
He went over to the wall and placed his palm on it.
press
I pressed my palm to the wound to stop the bleeding.
I pressed my palm to the wound to stop the bleeding.
slam,
slap
She slapped her palm against the desk in anger.
She slapped her palm against the desk in anger.
rub,
wipe
He rubbed his palms against his jeans.
He rubbed his palms against his jeans.
run
He ran his palm up and down Holly's shoulder.
He ran his palm up and down Holly's shoulder.
read
She read people's palms and told fortunes.
She read people's palms and told fortunes.
palm + VERB
sweat
face
Hold out your arms with your palms facing down.
face
Hold out your arms with your palms facing down.
rest
His right palm was resting against my neck.
His right palm was resting against my neck.
PREPOSITION
against your palms
The metal felt hot against my palms.
The metal felt hot against my palms.
between your palms
He took her hand between his palms and squeezed it.
He took her hand between his palms and squeezed it.
in your palm
He showed me the coins in his palm.
He showed me the coins in his palm.