to fist

Examples

• All

• Sighing, Pete leaned further under the raised hood and fisted something he was nearly certain was the carburetor.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Slowly, she began to rise from the chair, pushing back with her fisted hands against the armrests.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Unless you wanna fist fight them.

  The Grey (2012)

• How you gonna fist fight those wild animals?

  Day of the Animals (1977)

• Her eyes were closed, but her hands were fisted at her sides.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Should we hug, fist-bump, smile and wave for now and see where the night takes us?

  Trolls Band Together (2023)

• As he listened to the speech, he could feel himself fisting his hands in frustration.

• In a moment of anger, she fisted the guitar pick and threw it across the room.

Synonyms

C

to clench

vsto fist

70 3.5

To squeeze something tightly with your hands or teeth

describes making the hand into a tight ball as an emotional or striking signal

Antonyms

R

to relax

∞ 1.0

To feel less nervous and more calm

Idioms

I

iron fist

11 6.3

Very strict control by a leader or government

W

with an iron fist

7 7.7

In a very strict and harsh way to control people

H

hand over fist

• Informal

5 5.9

Happens very quickly, often when someone earns a lot of money

M

to make a fist of

• UK

8.2

Try hard to do a difficult task and succeed a little

Compounds

C

clenched fist

3 4.2

A hand with fingers pressed tightly into the palm showing anger or strong will

F

fist jab

• Informal

4.0

A quick touch of two closed fists to greet or show support

F

fist magnet

• Offensive

9.9

A person who often ends up in physical fights

I

iron fist approach

7.0

A very strict way of managing people and enforcing rules

R

raised fist

5.5

A hand held up with the fingers closed to show protest or unity

Surface Forms

Etymology