fist
noun
[ fɪst ]
• 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"
Similar:
clenched hand,
duke,
meat hook,
paw,
mitt,
bunch of fives,
nieve,
fist
verb
• strike with the fist.
• "he fisted a goal-bound shot over the bar"
• clench (the hand or fingers) into a fist.
• "she fisted her hands on her hips"
• penetrate (a person's anus or vagina) with one's fist.
Origin:
Old English fȳst, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuist and German Faust .
