fist

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/fɪst/

noun 7verb 6name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

clenched, tight | gloved

VERB + FIST

clench

bang, pound, slam, smack, smash, strike, thump

She pounded her fist on the desk in frustration during the meeting.

shake, wave

The angry protester waved her fist in the air during the demonstration.

swing

The angry boxer swung his fist and knocked down his opponent in the first round.

draw back

He drew back his fist, ready to hit the punching bag.

FIST + NOUN

fight

PREP

in your ~

The boxer clenched his fist tightly before stepping into the ring.

PHRASES

clench/make your hand into a fist

Definitions

noun

A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

The boxer's fists rained down on his opponent in the last round.

Synonym of manicule.

The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.

A person's characteristic handwriting.

A group of men.

verb

To strike with the fist.

...may not score a point with his open hand(s), but may score a point by fisting the ball.

To close (the hand) into a fist.

He noticed Ada's trick of hiding her fingernails by fisting her hand or stretching it with the palm turned upward when helping herself to a biscuit.

To grip with a fist.

I am an officer; but, how I wish I could fist a bit of old-fashioned beef in the fore-castle, as I used to when I was before the mast.

To fist-fuck.

To stomp, to utterly defeat

verb

To break wind.

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Idioms & Phrases

hand over fist

Quickly or in great quantity, especially in reference to earning money.

to make money hand over fist

iron fist

Ruthless and usually unrestricted control.

Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist.

make a fist of

To do (something) reasonably successfully.

He had a go at the restaurant business and made a fairly decent fist of it.

fist magnet

An annoying or angering individual; someone who compels others to assault them in rage.

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The boxer's fists rained down on his opponent in the last round.

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More light then Culver in the Faulcons fist.

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City look stronger, fitter and more motivated than last season and even at this early stage the gap feels like a sizeable advantage. Yes, it is way too early to make snap judgments about the impact on

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...may not score a point with his open hand(s), but may score a point by fisting the ball.

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He noticed Ada's trick of hiding her fingernails by fisting her hand or stretching it with the palm turned upward when helping herself to a biscuit.

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I am an officer; but, how I wish I could fist a bit of old-fashioned beef in the fore-castle, as I used to when I was before the mast.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, fist is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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