CROSS A PERSON'S PALM

Meaning of CROSS A PERSON'S PALM in English

phrasal

or cross a person's hand

slang : bribe

his palm had been amply crossed

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PALM — I Any of about 2,800 species of flowering, subtropical trees, shrubs, and vines that make up the family Arecaceae (or …
Английский словарь Британика
CROSS — I Principal symbol of Christianity , recalling the crucifixion of Jesus . There are four basic iconogaphic representations: the crux …
Английский словарь Британика
PALM — I. ˈpä]m, ˈpȧ] also ]lm; archaic ˈpam noun ( -s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English palme, from …
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CROSS — I. ˈkrȯs also ˈkräs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English cros, crosse, from Old English cros, from Old Norse …
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PERSON — ˈpərs ə n, ˈpə̄s-, ˈpəis- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English persone, person, persoun, from Old French persone, persoune, …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERSON — /perr"seuhn/ , n. 1. a human being, whether man, woman, or child: The table seats four persons. 2. a human …
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PALM — palm 1 /pahm/ , n. 1. the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist …
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CROSS — — crossable , adj. — crossability , n. /kraws, kros/ , n., v., adj., crosser, crossest . n. 1. a …
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PALM — I. ˈpäm, ˈpälm, ˈpȯm, ˈpȯlm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin palma palm of the hand, palm …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROSS — I. ˈkrȯs noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old …
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PERSON — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French persone, from Latin persona actor's mask, character in a play, person, probably from Etruscan …
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PERSON — noun a parson; the parish priest. 2. person ·noun a human being spoken of indefinitely; one; a man; as, any …
Webster English vocab
PALM — vt to handle. 2. palm ·noun the flat inner face of an anchor fluke. 3. palm ·add. ·vt to "grease …
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Webster English vocab
PALM — [palm] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. L palma palm of the hand, palm tree; fr. the resemblance of the tree's …
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CROSS — [cross] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. ON or OIr; ON kross, fr. OIr cros, fr. L cruc-, crux] (bef. 12c) …
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PALM — any flowering plant of the order Arecales and of the single family in the order, Arecaceae (Palmae). Many of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CROSS — the principal symbol of the Christian religion, recalling the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion …
Britannica English vocabulary
PALM — palm BrE AmE pɑːm § pɑːlm, § pælm, § pɒlm AmE pɑːlm pɑːm, pɔːlm, pɔːm — Preference polls, American English: …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PERSON — / ˈpɜːsn; NAmE ˈpɜːrsn/ noun ( pl. people / ˈpiːpl; NAmE / or, especially in formal use, per·sons ) 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PALM — / pɑːm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and …
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CROSS — / krɒs; NAmE krɔːs/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun MARK ON PAPER 1. [ C ] a mark …
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PERSON — per ‧ son S1 W1 /ˈpɜːs ə n $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PALM — I. palm 1 /pɑːm $ pɑːm, pɑːlm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . PART OF HAND the inside surface of …
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CROSS — I. cross 1 S2 W2 /krɒs $ krɒːs/ BrE AmE verb 1 . GO FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER [intransitive …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
PALM — n. 1 any usu. tropical tree of the family Palmae, with no branches and a mass of large pinnate or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CROSS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PALM — n. 1 any usu. tropical tree of the family Palmae, with no branches and a mass of large pinnate or …
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CROSS — n., v., & adj. n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
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Oxford English vocab
PALM — 1. n.1 any usu. tropical tree of the family Palmae, with no branches and a mass of large pinnate or …
Oxford English vocab
CROSS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CROSS — I. VERB AND NOUN USES /krɒs, AM krɔ:s/ ( crosses, crossing, crossed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-PERSON — ( -people, or -persons) 1. -person is added to numbers to form adjectives which indicate how many people are involved …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PERSON — ( people, persons) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The usual word …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PALM — ( palms, palming, palmed) 1. A palm or a palm tree is a tree that grows in hot countries. It …
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PERSON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES business person cost sth per person ▪ There’s a one-day course that costs £80 per …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PALM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES olive/lemon/palm etc grove ▪ He owns an orange grove near Tel Aviv. palm oil …
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CROSS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a border crossing (= a place where you cross a border ) ▪ There …
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Cambridge English vocab
PALM — off [phrasal verb] [M] - to persuade someone to accept (something) because you do not want it and it has …
Cambridge English vocab
PALM — n. coconut palm date palm palm PC Palm Springs Palm Sunday
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CROSS — n. Cross River cross section cross country running cross country skiing cross fertilization thread cross John of the Cross Saint …
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PERSON — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, actor, actually, an existence, anatomy, antagonist, antihero, article, being, bit, bit part, bodily, body, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PALM — n. palm on palm upon palm on or upon palm grease palm off palm oil
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PALM — noun 1 flat part of the front of your hand ADJECTIVE ▪ soft ▪ sweaty ▪ warm ▪ flat , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PERSON — See ↑ PERSON/PEOPLE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ in person • ↑ per person
Longman Activator English vocab
CROSS — n. 25B6; noun a bronze cross : CRUCIFIX, rood. we all have our crosses to bear : BURDEN, trouble, worry, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PERSON — n. 1 individual, human (being), being, man or woman or child, (living) soul; mortal Not a single person knew the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PERSON — сущ. 1) а) человек; личность, особа; субъект not a single person ≈ ни единой живой души, никого missing person ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PALM — I 1. сущ. 1) а) ладонь to read smb.'s palm ≈ гадать кому-л. по руке sweaty palm ≈ потная ладонь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CROSS- — в сложных словах имеет значение: поперечный, идущий напрямик - cross-bar поперечина - cross-country бездорожный, идущий напрямик - cross-cut кратчайший путь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CROSS
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PERSON — person.ogg ʹpɜ:s(ə)n n 1. человек; личность; особа; субъект who is that person? - кто этот человек? a very important person …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PALM — palm.ogg _I pɑ:m n 1. бот. пальма ( Palmae ) 2. 1> пальмовая ветвь ( символ победы ) 2> победа …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CROSS- — в сложных словах имеет значение 1. поперечный, идущий напрямик: cross-bar - поперечина cross-country - бездорожный, идущий напрямик cross-cut - кратчайший …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CROSS
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CROSS — 1) крест; крестовина 2) пересечение || пересекать(ся) 3) горн. сбойка; просек 4) случайный контакт, схлёстывание ( проводов ) 5) связь …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CROSS — 1) крест; крестовина 2) пересечение || пересекать(ся) 3) горн. сбойка; просек 4) случайный контакт, схлёстывание (проводов) 5) связь кросс || кроссировать 6) перекрестие • - cross at …
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