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fist

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fist  (fst)
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.
3. Printing See index.
tr.v. fist·ed, fist·ing, fists
1. To clench into a fist.
2. To grasp with the fist.
3. Vulgar To insert the fist into the rectum or vagina of (another) as a means of sexual stimulation.
[Middle English, from Old English fst; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]
fist
Noun
a hand with the fingers clenched into the palm [Old English fȳst]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fistfist - 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"
Translations
Spanish fist [fɪst] n → puño
French fist [fɪst] n → poing m
German fist [fɪst] n → Faust f
Italian fist [fɪst] n → pugno
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He ducked forward and down, Ponta's fist just missing the back of his head.
The Game by London, Jack View in context
This he presently returned with no less violence, aiming likewise at the parson's breast; but he dexterously drove down the fist of Jones, so that it reached only his belly, where two pounds of beef and as many of pudding were then deposited, and whence consequently no hollow sound could proceed.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
With the other chubby fist he rubbed his eyes, which were heavy with sleep and ill humor.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
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