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
fisted; fisting; fists
Examples of fist in a Sentence
Noun
He pounded his fist on the table in anger.
She pounded on the door with both fists.
He defiantly shook his fist at the policeman.
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Hung Duong, Artforum, 18 June 2025
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Noun
In one fist, the domestic helper holds a small figurine of Our Lady of Good Voyage in Antipolo, the patron saint of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 18 June 2025
If Mario is about bouncing around on legs, Donkey Kong is about fists.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
The News Want a MAGA rice cooker or a snow globe with a small version of President Donald Trump raising his fist?
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
After Reedus whispered the toilet translation into Lincoln's ear, the Rick Grimes actor repeated the phrase not once but twice before happily pumping his fist in excitement.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 9 June 2025
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“Fist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fist. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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fist
noun
: the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers
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