palming
Hidden hand maneuver
Palming is concealing something in the palm of your hand, especially to steal or cheat: She was caught palming merchandise at the store.
Magicians palm cards and coins to create illusions.
In basketball, palming is an illegal move where a player's hand rotates under the ball while dribbling.
The word also names an eye relaxation technique where you cover closed eyes with cupped palms.
Dexterous trickery
- cardStiff paper rectangle
- coinStamped metal currency
- vanishCease to be visible
- revealMake something visible
prestidigitation · legerdemain · misdirection · illusion · magician · manipulation · dexterity · concealment
Kept out of sight
- secreteRelease from cells
- stashHidden reserve
- smuggleConvey illicitly across borders
- covertIntentionally concealed
furtive · sneak · slip · tuck · conceal · hand-off · undetected · discreet
Leak in drops
- violationBreaking of rules
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- carryMove while supporting
- travelMovement between locations
referee · foul · illegal · crossover · pivot · post-up · control · grip
Device that reads data
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- readerOne who peruses text
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- securityProtection from threat
access · identity · recognition · sensor · unlock · verification · touchless
sleight
Dexterous trickery
reveal · prestidigitation · legerdemain · misdirection · illusion · magician · manipulation · dexterity · concealment · gimmick
hidden
Kept out of sight
covert · furtive · sneak · slip · tuck · conceal · hand-off · undetected · discreet · surreptitious
dribble
Leak in drops
travel · referee · foul · illegal · crossover · pivot · post-up · control · grip · fingertip
scanner
Device that reads data
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- readerOne who peruses text
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
security · access · identity · recognition · sensor · unlock · verification · touchless
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- fine motortyping, sewing, knitting, origami, threading
- goalkeepingsave, saves, goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender
- ball skillsdribbling, crossover, ball control, stepover, throwing
- basketball rulespersonal foul, technical foul, traveling, double dribble, carrying
palmingrevealing
Making known what's hidden
displaying · showing · exposing · presenting · unveiling
palmingdisclosing
Making information known
transparency · coming clean · laying cards on the table · above-board · forthrightness
- palming offDisposing by deception