fist

fist

 (fĭst)

n.

1. The hand closed tightly with the fingers bent against the palm.

2. Informal A grasp; a clutch: had a fortune in their fists and let it go.

tr.v. fist·ed, fist·ing, fists

1. To clench into a fist.

2. To grasp with the fist.

3. Vulgar To insert the hand into the rectum or vagina of (someone) as a means of sexual stimulation.

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[Middle English, from Old English fȳst; see penk^we in Indo-European roots.]

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fist

(fɪst)

n

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, index⁹

vb

(tr) to hit with the fist

[Old English fӯst; related to Old Frisian fest, Old Saxon, Old High German fūst; see five]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fist

(fɪst)

n.

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

2. index (def. 5).

v.t.

3. to clench into a fist.

4. to grasp in the fist.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English fȳst]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

fist

Past participle: fisted
Gerund: fisting

Imperative

fist

fist

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fist - a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) clenched fist hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

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Translations

قَبْضَةقَبْضَة اليَد

puny

pěst

næve

Faust

γροθιά

puño

nyrkki

poingfister

šaka

ököl

hnefi

pugno

握りこぶし

주먹

pugnus

kumštis

dūre

vuist

knyttneve

pięść

punhopulso

кулак

pest

näve

กำปั้น

yumruk

nắm đấm

拳头

fist

[fɪst]

A. N → puño m
he banged his fist on the table → dio un puñetazo en la mesa
to shake one's fist at sb → amenazar con el puño a algn
to make a poor fist of sth → hacer algo mal
see also clench

B. CPD fist fight N → pelea f a puñetazos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fist

[ˈfɪst] n → poing m
to shake one's fist at sb → menacer qn du poing
to rule with an iron fist (= despotically) → gouverner d'une main de fer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fist

n → Faust f; to put one’s fists up → die Fäuste hochnehmen, in (Box)kampfstellung gehen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fist

[fɪst] n → pugno
to shake one's fist (at sb) → minacciare (qn) con il pugno

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fist

(fist) noun

a tightly closed hand. He shook his fist at me in anger. vuis قَبْضَة اليَد юмрук punho pěst die Faust næve γροθιά, μπουνιάpuño rusikas مشت nyrkki poingאגרוף मुट्ठी šaka ököl tinju hnefi pugno こぶし 주먹 kumštis dūre buku lima vuistknyttnevepięść موټى، سوك punho pumn кулак päsť pest pesnica knytnäve กำปั้น yumruk 拳頭 кулак مکّا، مٹّھی quả đấm 拳头

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

fist

→ قَبْضَة pěst næve Faust γροθιά puño nyrkki poing šaka pugno 握りこぶし 주먹 vuist knyttneve pięść punho кулак näve กำปั้น yumruk nắm đấm 拳头

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

fist

n. puño;

v.

to make a ___ → cerrar el ___.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

fist

n puño; Make a fist..Cierre el puño.

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.