fist
noun
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
fisted
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past participleof fist.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof fist.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
fistnounthe hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
Example Sentences
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With the always-excellent Paudie Clifford influential early on, Kerry feasted on Mayo nerves to register the game's three opening scores, with David Clifford striking twice after Dylan Casey fisted over the bar.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Donnarumma was at fault for the opening goal when he fisted Lamina’s cross down the middle of the penalty area and was then stranded when Raphinha shot first time.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Louis built his championship boxing career in Detroit, where they have honored him with a monument known as “The Fist” — a 24-foot-long sculpture with a fisted hand suspended by a 24-foot-high pyramid framework.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
Trailing 4-1, Taylor led off with a single, Sheldon Neuse struck out and the left-handed-hitting Lux, with the infield shifted, fisted a grounder to third for an infield single off Seattle starter Yusei Kikuchi.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2021
Then one hundred children erupt into four fast claps, their fisted arms raised to the sky, and scream “Angkar! Angkar! Angkar!”
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
