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[fɪst], (Noun)
Definitions:
- 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
(e.g: she pummelled him furiously with her fists)
Phrases:
- make a — fist of
- shake one's fist
Origin
:
Old English fȳst, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuist and German Faust
[fɪst], (Verb)
Definitions:
- strike with the fist
(e.g: he fisted a goal-bound shot over the bar)
- clench (the hand or fingers) into a fist
(e.g: she fisted her hands on her hips)
- penetrate (a person's anus or vagina) with one's fist
Phrases:
- make a — fist of
- shake one's fist
Origin
:
Old English fȳst, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuist and German Faust
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