fist

/fɪst/

noun

  1. 1

    A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

    “The boxer's fists rained down on his opponent in the last round.”
  2. 2

    The pointing hand symbol ☞.

  3. 3

    The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.

  4. 4

    A person's characteristic handwriting.

  5. 5

    A group of men.

  6. 6

    The talons of a bird of prey.

  7. 7

    An attempt at something.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To strike with the fist.

    “...may not score a point with his open hand(s), but may score a point by fisting the ball. Damian Cullen. "Running the rule." The Irish Times 18 Aug 2003, pg. 52.”
  2. 2

    To close (the hand) into a fist.

  3. 3

    To grip with a fist.

  4. 4

    To fist-fuck.

noun

  1. 1

    The act of breaking wind; fise.

  2. 2

    A puffball.

verb

  1. 1

    To break wind.

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