fist
- nounADJECTIVE▪ balled (esp. AmE), clenched, closed, tight▪ loose▪ little, small, tiny▪ giant, huge, large, massive▪ gloved▪ bare▪
He was punching the man with his bare fists.
▪ left, right▪ flying▪I managed to duck his flying fists.
▪ angry▪Diago pounded an angry fist against the wall.
VERB + FIST▪ form, make▪He closed his fingers to form a fist.
▪ ball (esp. AmE), clench, close, tighten▪ unclench, uncurl▪ bang, beat, hit, plant, pound, punch, slam, smack, smash, strike, thump▪He banged his fist loudly on the table.
▪He punched his fist in the air.
▪ drive, ram, shove, throw, thrust▪He thrust his fist forward and smashed her face.
▪ shake, wave▪The man was shaking his fist at us through the window.
▪ pump▪‘Yeah, you did it!’ Sally said, pumping her fist in the air.
▪ lift, raise▪She raised her fist in a gesture of defiance.
▪ swing▪He swung his fists wildly at his attacker's head.
▪ bring back, draw back, pull back▪She drew back her fist and threw a punch at his nose.
▪ use▪Cailean was tired of using his fists to get everything he wanted.
FIST + VERB▪ ball, clench, curl, tighten▪She saw Joe's fists clench.
▪ collide with sth, connect with sth, hit sth, strike sth▪He felt Michelle's fist connect with his jaw.
▪ pound (sth), slam (sth), smash (sth)▪A fist slammed on the table in front of her.
▪ land▪His fist landed forcefully against Mike's jaw.
▪ fly▪She ran at him, her fists flying.
FIST + NOUN▪ fightPREPOSITION▪ in your fist▪She was holding a hammer in her fist.
PHRASES▪ clench your hand into a fist
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Look at other dictionaries:
Fist — fucking Ne doit pas être confondu avec F.I.S.T.. Le fist fucking ou fisting, est une pratique sexuelle consistant à pénétrer le vagin ou le rectum de sa (ou de son) partenaire avec la main (ou plutôt le poing, fist en anglais). La sexologie … Wikipédia en Français
fist — [fıst] n [: Old English; Origin: fyst] 1.) the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the ↑palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone ▪ She held the money tightly in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Fist — (f[i^]st), n. [OE. fist, fust, AS. f[=y]st; akin to D. vuist, OHG. f[=u]st, G. faust, and prob. to L. pugnus, Gr. pygmh fist, py x with the fist. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Pigmy}.] 1. The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fist — /fɪst / (say fist) noun 1. the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm. 2. Colloquial the hand. 3. Colloquial a person s handwriting. 4. Printing the index sign. See index (def. 6). –verb (t) 5. to strike with the fist. 6. to … Australian English dictionary
Fist — Fist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fisting}.] 1. To strike with the fist. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To gripe with the fist. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fist — [ fıst ] noun count ** your hand when your fingers are closed tightly: He banged the table with his fist. clench your fist (=squeeze your fingers closed): She was clenching her fists with the pain. => CLOSE FISTED, HAND1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fist — ► NOUN ▪ a person s hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly. ● make a fist of Cf. ↑make a fist of DERIVATIVES fisted adjective fistful noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
fist — [fist] n. [ME < OE fyst, akin to Ger faust (OHG fūst), prob. < IE * pṇksti < ? base * penkwe, FIVE, in sense “clenched five (fingers)”] 1. a hand with the fingers closed tightly into the palm, as for hitting; clenched hand 2. Informal a) … English World dictionary
fist|y — «FIHS tee», adjective, fist|i|er, fist|i|est. = fistic. (Cf. ↑fistic) … Useful english dictionary
fist — O.E. fyst, from W.Gmc. *fustiz (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. fust, O.Fris. fest, M.Du. vuust, Du. vuist, Ger. Faust), from P.Gmc. *fukhstiz, probably ultimately from PIE *penkwe five (Cf. O.C.S. pesti, Rus. piasti fist ) … Etymology dictionary
fist — [fɪst] noun [C] your hand when your fingers are closed tightly She was holding something tightly in her fist.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
