unpalm

English[edit]

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

(transitive) To remove from the palm of the hand.
- 1999, Fred E. Meyers, Motion and Time Study: For Lean Manufacturing, page 114:
  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.
- 2012, Natalie Standiford, The Secret Tree:
  Mom unpalmed her eyes and blinked at me as if she'd just realized I was there.