fist

fist
noun
ADJECTIVE
balled (esp. AmE), clenched, closed, tight
loose
little, small, tiny
giant, huge, large, massive
gloved
bare

He was punching the man with his bare fists.

left, right
flying

I managed to duck his flying fists.

angry

Diago pounded an angry fist against the wall.

VERB + FIST
form, make

He closed his fingers to form a fist.

ball (esp. AmE), clench, close, tighten
unclench, uncurl
bang, beat, hit, plant, pound, punch, slam, smack, smash, strike, thump

He banged his fist loudly on the table.

He punched his fist in the air.

drive, ram, shove, throw, thrust

He thrust his fist forward and smashed her face.

shake, wave

The man was shaking his fist at us through the window.

pump

‘Yeah, you did it!’ Sally said, pumping her fist in the air.

lift, raise

She raised her fist in a gesture of defiance.

swing

He swung his fists wildly at his attacker's head.

bring back, draw back, pull back

She drew back her fist and threw a punch at his nose.

use

Cailean was tired of using his fists to get everything he wanted.

FIST + VERB
ball, clench, curl, tighten

She saw Joe's fists clench.

collide with sth, connect with sth, hit sth, strike sth

He felt Michelle's fist connect with his jaw.

pound (sth), slam (sth), smash (sth)

A fist slammed on the table in front of her.

land

His fist landed forcefully against Mike's jaw.

fly

She ran at him, her fists flying.

FIST + NOUN
fight
PREPOSITION
in your fist

She was holding a hammer in her fist.

PHRASES
clench your hand into a fist

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  • fist — [fıst] n [: Old English; Origin: fyst] 1.) the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the ↑palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone ▪ She held the money tightly in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Fist — (f[i^]st), n. [OE. fist, fust, AS. f[=y]st; akin to D. vuist, OHG. f[=u]st, G. faust, and prob. to L. pugnus, Gr. pygmh fist, py x with the fist. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Pigmy}.] 1. The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fist — Fist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fisting}.] 1. To strike with the fist. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To gripe with the fist. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fist — [ fıst ] noun count ** your hand when your fingers are closed tightly: He banged the table with his fist. clench your fist (=squeeze your fingers closed): She was clenching her fists with the pain. => CLOSE FISTED, HAND1 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fist — ► NOUN ▪ a person s hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly. ● make a fist of Cf. ↑make a fist of DERIVATIVES fisted adjective fistful noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • fist — [fist] n. [ME < OE fyst, akin to Ger faust (OHG fūst), prob. < IE * pṇksti < ? base * penkwe, FIVE, in sense “clenched five (fingers)”] 1. a hand with the fingers closed tightly into the palm, as for hitting; clenched hand 2. Informal a) …   English World dictionary

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  • fist — O.E. fyst, from W.Gmc. *fustiz (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. fust, O.Fris. fest, M.Du. vuust, Du. vuist, Ger. Faust), from P.Gmc. *fukhstiz, probably ultimately from PIE *penkwe five (Cf. O.C.S. pesti, Rus. piasti fist ) …   Etymology dictionary

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