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- Dictionaryfist/fɪst/
noun
- 1. 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"
verb
- 1. strike with the fist: "he fisted a goal-bound shot over the bar"
- 2. clench (the hand or fingers) into a fist: "she fisted her hands on her hips"
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a hand with the fingers turned in tightly and the thumb held against them: She clenched her fist.
The meaning of FIST is the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers. How to use fist in a sentence.
a hand with the fingers turned in tightly and the thumb held against them: She clenched her fist.
Fist definition: the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.. See examples of FIST used in a sentence.
1. countable noun B2. Your hand is referred to as your fist when you have bent your fingers in towards the palm in order to hit someone, to make an angry gesture, or to hold something. Angry protestors with clenched fists shouted their defiance. Gary clutched a penny in his fist.
Definition of fist noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You might make a fist and bump it against your friend's as a greeting, or use it to clutch something tightly: "She held the balloon in one fist, and an ice cream cone in the other." Fists are also used to punch hard, and a fist fight is a serious physical altercation.
FIST definition: a hand closed into a ball with the fingers and thumb curled tightly together: . Learn more.
A complete guide to the word "FIST": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
The word "fist" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to describe a clenched hand, or to refer to a punch delivered with a clenched hand. Example sentence: He clenched his fist and shouted angrily at his opponent.
