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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 [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, index [9]
vb
(tr) to hit with the fist
[Old English fȳst; related to Old Frisian fest, Old Saxon, Old High German fūst; see five]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fistfist - a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
Translations
fist [fɪst]
A. Npuño m
he banged his fist on the tabledio un puñetazo en la mesa
to shake one's fist at sbamenazar con el puño a algn
to make a poor fist of sthhacer algo mal
see also clench
B. CPD fist fight Npelea f a puñetazos

fist [ˈfɪst] npoing 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

fist
nFaust f; to put one’s fists updie Fäuste hochnehmen, in (Box)kampfstellung gehen

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

fist
n fist [fist]
a tightly closed hand He shook his fist at me in anger. vuis قَبْضَة اليَد юмрук pěst næve die Faust γροθιά, μπουνιά puño rusikas مشت nyrkki poing אֶגרוֹף मुट्ठी šaka ököl tinju hnefi pugno こぶし 주먹 kumštis dūre buku lima vuist knyttneve pięść punho pumn кулак päsť pest pesnica knytnäve กำปั้น yumruk 拳頭 кулак مکّا، مٹّھی quả đấm

fist قبضة pěsť 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


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He ducked forward and down, Ponta's fist just missing the back of his head.
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.
With the other chubby fist he rubbed his eyes, which were heavy with sleep and ill humor.
 
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