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fist

Pronunciation: /fɪst/

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Definition of fist

noun

  • a person’s hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly, typically in order to strike a blow or grasp something: she pummelled him furiously with her fists Karr clenched his fists

verb

  • 1 [with object and adverbial of direction] strike with the fist:he fisted a goal-bound shot over the bar
  • 2 [with object] clench (the hand or fingers) into a fist:she fisted her hands on her hips
  • 3 (also fist-fuck) [with object] vulgar slang penetrate (a person’s anus or vagina) with one’s fist.

Phrases

make a —— fist of

informal do something to the specified degree of success:they’re all solid citizens, all capable of making a good fist of being an MP

shake one's fist

gesture angrily with one’s clenched fist:‘Stupid fool!’ he shouted, shaking his fist

Derivatives

fisted

adjective
[in combination]:a bare-fisted combat

fistful

noun

Origin:

Old English fȳst, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuist and German Faust

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