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Meaning of fist

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fist

Pronunciation:/fɪst/

noun

Definitions

  1. A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

    Example: The boxer's fists rained down on his opponent in the last round.

  2. The pointing hand symbol ☞.

  3. The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.

  4. A person's characteristic handwriting.

verb

Definitions

  1. To strike with the fist.

    Example: ...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.

  2. To close (the hand) into a fist.

  3. To grip with a fist.

  4. To fist-fuck.