Meaning of fist in English:

fist

Pronunciation /fɪst/

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noun

A person's hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly, typically in order to strike a blow or grasp something.
‘she pummelled him furiously with her fists’
- ‘Karr clenched his fists’
- ‘He clenched his fists tightly, nails digging into his palms.’
- ‘He clenched his fists so tightly that he broke the skin on his palms.’
- ‘He clenched his fists tightly and shook his head slowly from side to side.’
- ‘I clenched my fists so tightly that my fingernails almost drew blood.’
- ‘She clenched her fists tightly, awaiting his answer with bated breath.’
- ‘Rebecca clenched her fists tightly beside her as she glared at them.’
- ‘I clenched my fists tightly, trying to use the agony of my nails digging into the skin to deter me from my current situation.’
- ‘She clenched her fists tightly and narrowed her eyes at the memory.’
- ‘He looked back down at the ground and she clenched her fists tightly.’
- ‘She clenched her fists tightly, and when she spoke, she spoke through gritted teeth.’
- ‘I clenched my fists tightly and hurled myself at the boy who had pushed me down.’
- ‘He hissed and clenched his fists so tightly I saw a trail of blood slide down his palms.’
- ‘I grasped the bar tightly in my fists lest I flew off by accident.’
- ‘I curled my fingers into my palm and banged my fist weakly against the door.’
- ‘His fist winds tightly around my fingers until I feel the cracking of my bones.’
- ‘He leaped to his feet, pumped his fists, slapped the palms of the other teams' representatives.’
- ‘The fear I felt at being caught turned into anger and I felt my hands bunch tightly into fists.’
- ‘She balled her hands into fists and brought them towards her, crossing them over her chest.’
- ‘He came at her, and she blocked his strike at her face and drove her fist towards his diaphragm.’
- ‘Then he sticks out his chest, and both his fists are tightly closed.’
clenched hand
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verb

1with object and adverbial of direction Strike with the fist.
‘he fisted a goal-bound shot over the bar’
- ‘When a breaking ball fell to the full forward his rasping shot came off the crossbar but he was alert to fist the rebound to the net.’
- ‘When we arrived, the shooters were usually standing around fisting beer cans and comparing their overall performances that season.’
- ‘McConville's kick fell short, but Barry O'Hagan managed to help it on its way, fisting it over the bar.’
- ‘I probably had a goal chance in the first half but I didn't have much room and I probably should have fisted it over the bar.’
- ‘He received a pass from a quickly-taken free and fisted the ball over the bar.’
2with object Clench (the hand or fingers) into a fist.
‘she fisted her hands on her hips’
- ‘Christopher clenched his jaw and fisted his hands.’
- ‘She clenched her jaw, fisted her hands, and walked confidently, almost defiantly, to the bottom step.’
- ‘Christopher momentarily clenched his jaw, fisting his hands before stepping again toward the main hall.’
- ‘They fisted their right hands, and connected their rings.’
- ‘I fisted my hands together and squeezed my eyes shut.’
3
(also fist-fuck)
vulgar slang with object Penetrate (a person's anus or vagina) with one's fist.

Phrases

make a — fist of

informal

Do something to the specified degree of success.
- ‘they're all solid citizens, all capable of making a good fist of being an MP’
- ‘And I knew I could do things, and I applied for about 60 jobs out of the paper that I thought I would make a good fist of.’
- ‘And the fact that the Irishman is apparently making a decent fist of that is forcing quite a few people in football to reconsider their judgment of the manager, if not of the man.’
- ‘For a man whose first love is cricket, he isn't making a bad fist of professional rugby.’
- ‘Combining interviews with investigators, family and friends of victims and dramatic reconstructions of the crimes, the show makes a decent fist of bringing its selection of harrowing tales to life.’
- ‘It's a chance to show that he can believably play an older character, and he makes a decent fist of the hateful narcissist made good.’
- ‘There's a shortage of romantic films here, but this makes a good fist of the novel, and films usually only cope with short stories.’
- ‘She makes a reasonable fist of appearing down-to-earth but every so often, you see how warped the foundations are.’
- ‘In essence correct, it was still possible to feel sympathy for the visitors, who again showed signs that they can make a decent fist of a campaign that is all about survival.’
- ‘And if I know how something should feel, I can make a good fist of making it happen.’
- ‘For much of the first half, however, Scotland looked set to make a good fist of it.’

shake one's fist

Gesture angrily with one's clenched fist.
‘‘Stupid fool!’ he shouted, shaking his fist’
- ‘People came out of the polling station, grinning, shaking their fists in victory.’
- ‘I'm sure boys who get sentences come out shaking their fists.’
- ‘To keep things fun your votes will be published for all to shake their fist at.’
- ‘At times Bifo seems a cranky old curmudgeon madly shaking his fist at the present.’
- ‘Music theft, downloading, I am shaking my fists to glib jokes.’
- ‘With his simple beckoning, the crowd automatically shakes their fists up in the air.’
- ‘Suddenly Alan was up, shaking his fists at nothing.’
- ‘In effect, he was shaking his fist at Almighty God.’
- ‘At the same time, he took every opportunity to shake his fist at the Creator God of the universe.’
- ‘I thought, shaking my fist at the sky.’