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fist

fist [ fist ]


noun  (plural fists)
Definition:
 
1. clenched hand: a hand with the fingers closed in the palm

2.  ( informal )
Same as  handn (sense 2)


3.  ( informal )
Same as  handful (sense 1)


4. printing 
Same as  indexn (sense 8)




transitive verb  (past and past participle fist·ed, present participle fist·ing, 3rd person present singular fists)
Definition:
 
1. strike somebody with fist: to hit somebody or something with a fist

2. U.S. handle: to handle something roughly or carelessly ( informal )

[ Old English fȳst< Germanic]

fist·ful noun
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