"heel-palm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heel-palms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heel-palm (plural heel-palms)
  1. A blow in which the heel of the palm strikes an opponent.
    Sense id: en-heel-palm-en-noun-o4cA~1-Z
  2. (orthopedics) A technique for evaluating the reduction of a hip or femur by holding the patient's heels in one's palms with both legs in abduction and internal rotation, then noting the amount of external rotation of the feet when the internal rotation is released.
    Sense id: en-heel-palm-en-noun-9Dpor5cT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 56 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heel palm

Verb

Forms: heel-palms [present, singular, third-person], heel-palming [participle, present], heel-palmed [participle, past], heel-palmed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} heel-palm (third-person singular simple present heel-palms, present participle heel-palming, simple past and past participle heel-palmed)
  1. To strike with a heel-palm blow.
    Sense id: en-heel-palm-en-verb-vqH~k1hX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heel palm

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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