fist

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(fĭst) pronunciation
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 (sense 3).
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 fȳst.]


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The hand closed tightly with the fingers bent against the palm.

pronunciation He clenched his fist before hitting the intruder.

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Fist.
A fist.

Fist may refer to:

  • A hand that has the fingers curled into the palm and the thumb retracted, displaying the knuckles
  • In falconry, the hand covered by a heavy glove as in boxing, on which the hawk perches
  • Fisting, the act of the inserting fingers or the whole hand into a vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure
  • The individual characteristics of a telegraph operator's style striking the telegraph key
  • Fist, a recurring character in the BBC Three Situation comedy series Ideal (TV series)
  • FIST (1996 video game), a 1996 video game
  • A raised fist, a salute used by political and social activists
  • Fist (UK band), a heavy metal band from the UK
  • In printing, another name for the symbol ☞, see index (typography)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - knytnæve, næve, kragetæer
v. tr. - slå med knyttet næve, gribe, håndtere

idioms:

  • iron fist    jernnæve

Nederlands (Dutch)
vuist, greep, handschrift, hand, vuistvormige aanduiding (voor begin paragraaf etc.), slaan met de vuist, (vast)grijpen

Français (French)
n. - poing
v. tr. - frapper du poing

idioms:

  • iron fist    main de fer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Faust, Hand, (ugs.) Klaue
v. - mit der Faust schlagen, anpacken

idioms:

  • iron fist    eiserne Hand

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυγμή, γροθιά

idioms:

  • hand over fist    (καθομ.) με τη σέσουλα
  • iron fist    σιδηρά πυγμή

Italiano (Italian)
pugno

idioms:

  • iron fist    pugno di ferro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - punho (m)

idioms:

  • iron fist    punho (m) de ferro (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
кулак

idioms:

  • iron fist    железный кулак

Español (Spanish)
n. - puño, letra
v. tr. - cerrar la mano en un puño

idioms:

  • iron fist    mano dura, mano de hierro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - knytnäve, handstil (vard.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
拳头, 手, 拳打, 紧握, 握成拳

idioms:

  • iron fist    铁拳的, 严酷无情的, 残忍的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拳頭, 手
v. tr. - 拳打, 緊握, 握成拳

idioms:

  • iron fist    鐵拳的, 嚴酷無情的, 殘忍的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 주먹, 손, 필적
v. tr. - ~을 때리다, ~을 쥐다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 握りこぶし, 拳骨
v. - 拳骨で殴る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قبضه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אגרוף‬
v. tr. - ‮נתן מכת אגרוף‬


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