Definition of fist
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers
2 : the hand closed as in grasping : clutch
3 : index sense 5
fist
verbfisted; fisting; fists
Definition of fist (Entry 2 of 2)
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Time Traveler for fist
The first known use of fist was before the 12th century
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