fist
1the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
Informal. the hand.
Informal. a person's handwriting.
Printing. index (def. 8).
to make (one's hand) into a fist.
to grasp in the fist.
Origin of fist
1Other definitions for fist (2 of 2)
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How to use fist in a sentence
If that’s what people on the right spend their time shaking their fists at the TV screen about, it will be a blessing.
Tucker Carlson brings back the War on Christmas. Maybe that’s a good thing. | Paul Waldman | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostOne night during a quiet dinner, a fist pounded on their door.
A lesbian couple who scattered ‘butterflies’ to undermine the Nazis | Karen Tucker | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostThose who’ve been there will tap their fist to their heart a couple of times for those moments.
The new ‘Saved by the Bell’ has a big advantage over other reboots: It’s really good | David Betancourt | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostBefore you add load to the exercise, hold your upper hand in a fist and start with a shoe balanced on top of your knuckles.
Why (and How) You Should Master the Turkish Get-Up | Hayden Carpenter | November 21, 2020 | Outside OnlineStone’s Pharmacy in Lake Luzerne was losing money “hand over fist,” owner Leigh McConchie said.
Patients struggle to access prescription opioids after New York tax drives away suppliers | lbelanger225 | November 15, 2020 | Fortune
British Dictionary definitions for fist
/ (fɪst) /
a hand with the fingers clenched into the palm, as for hitting
Also called: fistful the quantity that can be held in a fist or hand
an informal word for hand, index (def. 9)
(tr) to hit with the fist
Origin of fist
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with fist
see hand over fist.
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