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fist

1

[fist]

noun

  1. the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.

  2. Informal.the hand.

  3. Informal.a person's handwriting.

  4. Printing.index.



verb (used with object)

  1. to make (one's hand) into a fist.

  2. to grasp in the fist.

fist

2

[fahyst]

noun

  1. feist.

fist

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. a hand with the fingers clenched into the palm, as for hitting

  2. Also called: fistful.the quantity that can be held in a fist or hand

  3. an informal word for hand index

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to hit with the fist

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fist1

before 900; Middle English; Old English ڲ̄; cognate with German Faust fist; perhaps akin to five
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fist1

Old English ӯ ; related to Old Frisian fest , Old Saxon, Old High German ū ; see five
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“If necessary, we are going to mobilize,” declared an animated Sheinbaum, raising her right fist, the image recalling her youthful days as a left-wing student demonstrator.

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By 8:45 a.m., the clouds cleared, the sun came out, and the grass in Nielson’s fist began to crinkle and snap.

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The footage showed Brown striking the man with a closed fist, and a fight that involved additional individuals ensued, the warrant states.

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Well the ongoing rumor is that Musk shoved Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, who may or may not have retaliated with a fist to the face.

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In one clip, Michael Ives looks towards a child and raises his fist.

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