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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.

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[Middle English, from Old English fst; 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, 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]

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"

Translations

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

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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

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fist

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

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

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

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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 拳头

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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