fist

verb

Definition of fistnext
as in to grip

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fist
  1. grip
  2. clasp
  3. grasp
  4. clutch
  5. secure
  6. hold
  7. corner
  8. rend
Verb
  • The recent plunge has renewed the conversation around the literacy crisis gripping the nation's education system and the debate over COVID-19 school closures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • For six weeks Lindsay Clancy’s trial gripped the nation, taking over newscasts, podcasts and social media chatter.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of grip
Verb
  • But if the awards season goes as the streamer plans, a journey that began in Cannes with a rapturous standing ovation, could end with Los Javis clasping some golden statues.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Davis stood with his lawyer as the verdict was read, then sat with his hands clasped on the table.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clasp
Verb
  • The rest of The Disappearers tries to grasp the trauma visited upon the actors.
    — Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Spinoza’s work is famously difficult to grasp, which is perhaps why John seems so stymied in his writing.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of grasp
Verb
  • As the deli’s surveillance video rolled, his client went from calmly standing at the counter with a bottle of Gatorade to staggering to the floor, clutching his leg and tearing at his pants.
    — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In a satiric short video, Rabid Dogs, 2002, for example, white-collar workers dress upas rapacious canines, clutching Burberry bags in their mouths and traversing cubicles on all fours.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clutch
Verb
  • At a normal concert, the first people in line rush to the barrier to secure the best viewpoint for the show.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And as part of a deal to secure export licenses for advanced chips from the US government, HUMAIN will not allow Chinese frontier AI models to be trained on its compute capacity.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of secure
Verb
  • Remember that your shotgun cannot be capable of holding more than two cartridges in the magazine, and three total.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Mike Jacobs brought 14 Mercer players to Toledo and held a fourth-quarter lead but lost 30-20 at Michigan State.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of hold
Verb
  • Jets corner Qwan’tez Stiggers closed on the pass, batted it into the air and into the hands of teammate Marcelino McCrary-Ball for the pick.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Murdoch even owned the Dodgers for a stretch to corner the market on what was then a Wild West shoot-out among TV programmers to launch cable channels.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of corner
Verb
  • Through four series, Spartacus encounters brutal battles, heart-rending betrayals, and more.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The German priest’s criticisms of the Catholic Church sparked the Protestant Reformation, rending Christianity in two.
    — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Definition of rend
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