About The Word Fist

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Fist

Fist Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Fist?
[n] a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fist: clenched fist Related Terms | Find terms related to Fist: arrow | autography | blaze | calligraphy | chirography | compass needle | direction | direction post | finger post | graphanalysis | graphology | graphometry | guide | guideboard | guidepost | hand | handwriting | hour hand | index | index finger | lead | lubber line | manuscript | milepost | minute hand | needle | paleography | pencraft | penmanship | penscript | pointer | script | scription | scrive | signboard | signpost | stylography See Also | hand | manus | mitt | paw Fist In Webster's Dictionary \Fist\, n. [OE. fist, fust, AS. f?st; akin to D. vuist,
OHG. f?st, G. faust, and prob. to L. pugnus, Gr. ? fist, ?
with the fist. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Pigmy}.]
1. The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the
closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the
purpose of striking a blow.
Who grasp the earth and heaven with my fist.
--Herbert.
2. The talons of a bird of prey. [Obs.]
More light than culver in the falcon's fist.
--Spenser.
3. (print.) the index mark [[hand]], used to direct special
attention to the passage which follows.
{Hand over fist} (Naut.), rapidly; hand over hand.
\Fist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fisting}.] 1. To strike with the fist. --Dryden. 2. To gripe with the fist. [Obs.] --Shak. |
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