Dictionary Definition
fist n : a hand with the fingers clenched in the
palm (as for hitting) [syn: clenched
fist]
User Contributed Dictionary
see FIST
English
Etymology
From Old English fȳst. Cognate with Dutch vuist, Old High German fūst, German faust, and probably to Latin pugnus, Greek fist, with the fist. Compare with pugnacious, pigmy.Pronunciation
- fĭst, /fɪst/, /fIst/
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- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun
Translations
clenched hand
(printing) the pointing hand symbol
(ham radio) the characteristic signaling rhythm
- ttbc Scottish Gaelic: dòrn
See also
Verb
- to strike with the fist
- ...may not score a point with his open hand(s), but may score a point by fisting the ball. Damian Cullen. "Running the rule." The Irish Times 18 Aug 2003, pg. 52.
- to fist-fuck
Translations
to strike with the fist
- Finnish: iskeä/lyödä nyrkillä; nyrkkeillä (a ball)
Related terms
Extensive Definition
- F.I.S.T., a 1978 film
- Fisting, the act of the inserting fingers or the whole hand in a vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure.
- "fist", the individual characteristics of a telegraph operator's style striking the telegraph key
- FIST, the acronym for the British Army Future Integrated Soldier Technology programme
- FIST is used as an acronym for Fire Support Team in the US Military.
- Faust, a figure in German lore
- Fantasy Interactive Scenarios by Telephone - An premium-rate interactive telephone game based on the Fighting Fantasy novels.
- Fighters' Initiative for Support and Training - an organization to help ex-boxers find jobs and receive health insurance.
- Final Integrated System Tests - the final phase of testing of a spacecraft, after environmental testing, and before departure to the launch site.
fist in Spanish: Puño
fist in Japanese: 拳
fist in Dutch: Vuist
fist in Portuguese: Punho
fist in Russian: Кулак (рука)
fist in Vietnamese: Nắm đấm
fist in Yiddish: פויסט
fist in Tagalog: Kamao
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
arrow,
autography, blaze, calligraphy, chirography, compass needle,
direction, direction
post, finger post, graphanalysis, graphology, graphometry, guide, guideboard, guidepost, hand, handwriting, hour hand,
index, index finger,
lead, lubber line, manuscript, milepost, minute hand, needle, paleography, pencraft, penmanship, penscript, pointer, script, scription, scrive, signboard, signpost, stylography