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  • 1fist — [fıst] n [: Old English; Origin: fyst] 1.) the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the ↑palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone ▪ She held the money tightly in… …

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  • 2fist — 01. He hammered at the door with his [fists]. 02. My son came home with a black eye after getting a [fist] in the face. 03. The old man shook his [fist] at the young boys who had stolen apples from his tree. 04. He banged on the table with his… …

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  • 3fist — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ balled (esp. AmE), clenched, closed, tight ▪ loose ▪ little, small, tiny …

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  • 4fist — noun (C) 1 the hand when the fingers are curled in towards the palm, especially in order to express anger or hit someone: She held the money tightly in her fist. | clench your fist (=hold your fist very tightly closed): Malcolm clenched his fists …

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  • 5fist — [[t]fɪ̱st[/t]] fists 1) N COUNT 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… …

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  • 6fist — 1. noun /fɪst/ a) hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward The boxers fists rained down on his opponent in the last round. b) the pointing hand symbol 2. verb /fɪst/ a) …

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  • 7clenched — adjective closed or squeezed together tightly a clenched fist his clenched (or clinched) teeth • Syn: ↑clinched • Similar to: ↑tight …

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  • 8made a fist — clenched his hand into the shape of a fist (in anger and/or in readiness to punch someone) …

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  • 9Iron Fist (comics) — Iron Fist Art by Carlos Pacheco. Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics …

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  • 10Raised fist — This article is about the salute and symbol. For the Swedish band, see Raised Fist. Black fist redirects here. For the film, see Black Fist (film). Painted symbol of the Power Fist The raised fist (also known as the clenched fist) is a symbol of… …

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