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🪝 A meat hanger 👊 A large fist
meathook

meathook

7.8
A very large rough hand that shows strength
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : manos fuertes
  • The boxer swung his fist like a meathook, demonstrating his immense strength in the ring.

Examples

  • The wrestler's grip felt like a meathook as he pulled his opponent back to the mat.

  • "Feed me more" chants fill the arena as Ryback sets up the Meathook Clothesline.

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  • After lifting heavy weights at the gym, his hands felt like meathooks from the strain.

Synonyms

fist
vsmeathook
370 1.0

A hand with fingers curled tightly into the palm used for hitting or showing feeling

is about size and rough strength rather than finger position or gesture
clenched fist
vsmeathook
3 4.2

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

is about strong, rough hands rather than expressive tight hand gestures
meat hooks
vsmeathook
  • Slang
1 7.5

Large strong hands used for fighting or heavy work

is singular and general, stressing rough physical power not slang plurality
mauler
vsmeathook
  • Archaic
9.5

A large strong hand used for hitting

is about rough strength generally rather than only fighting use

How Forceful

iron fist
11 6.3
meathook
  • Informal
7.8
squeezing
4 2.0
steady hand
7 3.8

Surface Forms

meathook singular
meathooks plural

Morphology

meathook = meat + hook (semi-transparent) = meat + hook

The word is formed from 'meat' + 'hook' but the meaning is a metaphorical extension to a large or rough hand, so the relation to components is figurative.

Etymology

Meathook is also used for a very large, rough hand because the image is of a hand that grabs like the hook that holds heavy meat, so the word shows strength and roughness.