fist en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /fɪst/
- fĭst
Etymology
From Middle English fist, from Old English fȳst (“fist”), from Proto-West Germanic *fūsti (“fist”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to punch; to prick, stab”). Cognates Cognate with Yola fest, hist (“fist”), Saterland Frisian Fäste, Fääste (“fist”), West Frisian fûst (“fist”), Central Franconian Fuus (“fist”), Cimbrian bòista, vòista (“fist”), Dutch vuist (“fist”), German Faust (“fist”), Low German Fuust (“fist”), Luxembourgish Fauscht (“fist”), Vilamovian faojst, faust (“fist”), Yiddish פֿויסט (foyst, “fist”); also Irish fuaigh (“sew, stitch”), Latin pugnus (“fist”), Ancient Greek πυγμή (pugmḗ, “fist”), πύκτης (púktēs, “boxer, pugilist”), Lithuanian kumštis (“fist”), Bulgarian пестник (pestnik, “fist; punch”), Czech pěst (“fist”), Polish pięść (“fist”), Russian пясть (pjastʹ, “metacarpus”), Serbo-Croatian пе̏ст, pȅst, пѐсница, pèsnica (“fist”), Slovak päsť (“fist”), Slovene pest (“fist”). More at five.
Meanings
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A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.
The boxer's fists rained down on his opponent in the last round.
- Synonym of manicule.
- (qualifier:amateur radio) The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.
- (slang) A person's characteristic handwriting.
- A group of men.
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The talons of a bird of prey.
More light then Culver in the Faulcons fist.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 34:
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(informal) An attempt at something.
With the rise of cognitive neuroscience, the time may be coming when we can make a reasonable fist of mapping down from an understanding of the functional architecture of the mind to the structural architecture of the brain.
2005, Darryl N. Davis, Visions of Mind: Architectures for Cognition and Affect, page 144:City look stronger, fitter and more motivated than last season and even at this early stage the gap feels like a sizeable advantage. Yes, it is way too early to make snap judgments about the impact on the title race. It has, however, been long enough to ascertain that Manuel Pellegrini’s team are going to make a much better fist of it this time.
2015 August 16, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fistic · fist-pumper · raised fist · fist-bump · hammer fist · make a fist of · fistical · fist and skull · put one's fist to · make a poor fist of · fistfight · pump someone's fist · fist-pump · pump one's fist · backfist · fist jam · monkey's fist · clutchfist · fist-fight · unfist · fistfighter · punch fist · clubfist · fistful · fist bump · fistbump · hand over fist · tight-fisted · fisticuff · clenched fist · fistlike · leg-of-mutton fist · make a good fist of · fistee · armored fist · fistnote · under the fist of · talk to the fist · fistfucking · French fist · iron fist · terrorist fist jab · fistiana · wolf's-fist · fist pump · pinchfist · brofist · fistfuck · fist-fucking · fist-fuck · fistwise · mutton fist · mailed fist · fisty · fistball · fist fight · armoured fist · fist magnet
Synonyms
ductus · manicule · bunch of fives · fist-size · nief
Translations (225)
atv ньундурук (clenched hand) · mnp 拳頭 /拳头 (clenched hand) · es puño (clenched hand) · sv knytnäve (clenched hand) · ca puny (clenched hand) · tt йомрык (clenched hand) · nan-hbl 拳頭母 /拳头母 (clenched hand) · dlg һутурук (clenched hand) · cop ϧⲟⲣⲡⲥ (clenched hand) · io pugno (clenched hand) · sw ngumi (clenched hand) · is hnefi (clenched hand) · vec pugno (clenched hand) · fr poing (clenched hand) · oc ponh (clenched hand) · as মুঠি (clenched hand) · rup bush (clenched hand) · tk ýumruk (clenched hand) · is kreppt hönd (clenched hand) · udm кимыж (clenched hand) · arz بوكس (clenched hand) · fa-ira مُشْت (clenched hand) · ce буй (clenched hand) · sq dumb (clenched hand) · fi nyrkki (clenched hand) · pcc jianz (clenched hand) · ltg dyure (clenched hand) · hak 拳頭嫲 /拳头嫲 (clenched hand) · hsb pjasć (clenched hand) · mnc ᠨ᠋ᡠᠵᠠᠨ (clenched hand) · za gienz (clenched hand) · ab аҭаҷкум (clenched hand) · th กำปั้น (clenched hand) · mer nkundi (clenched hand) · yao cibagela class 7 (clenched hand) · bg юмру́к (clenched hand) · mt ponn (clenched hand) · za gaemxgienz (clenched hand) · ota یومروق (clenched hand) · os мустучъи (clenched hand) · gu મૂક્કો (clenched hand) · nb knyttneve (clenched hand) · kn ಮುಷ್ಟಿ (clenched hand) · cjs музуруқ (clenched hand) · da knytnæve (clenched hand) · uk п'ясть (clenched hand) · el γροθιά (clenched hand) · pa ਮੁੱਠੀ (clenched hand) · ka მჯიღი (clenched hand) · ko 주먹 (clenched hand) · csb pisc (clenched hand) · hrx Faust (clenched hand) · fur pugn (clenched hand) · ps سوک (clenched hand) · ms tinju (clenched hand) · ny chibakera (clenched hand) · cs pěst (clenched hand) · krc джумдурукъ (clenched hand) · es manecilla ((printing) the pointing hand symbol) · sw konde (clenched hand) · hi मुश्त (clenched hand) · ja 拳 (clenched hand) · ms penumbuk (clenched hand) · cop ϭⲁϫⲙⲏ (clenched hand) · my လက်သီး (clenched hand) · haw puʻupuʻu lima (clenched hand) · rup shub (clenched hand) · bg пестни́ца (clenched hand) · ky муштум (clenched hand) · ug مۇشت (clenched hand) · wuu 拳頭 /拳头 (clenched hand) · lb Fauscht (clenched hand) · it pugno (clenched hand) · prs مُشْت (clenched hand) · uk кула́к (clenched hand) · kls موُشؕٹی (clenched hand) · vi nắm tay (clenched hand) · gan 拳頭 /拳头 (clenched hand) · grc πυγμή (clenched hand) · eu ukabil (clenched hand) · bn কিল (clenched hand) · lv dūre (clenched hand) · uum йумрух (clenched hand) · tt йодрык (clenched hand) · kjh мунзурух (clenched hand) · bo མུར་རྫོག (clenched hand) · tyv чудурук (clenched hand) · bo མཛོག་རུམ (clenched hand) · pt pulso ((ham radio) the characteristic signaling rhythm) · fi koura (clenched hand) · ar قَبْضَة (clenched hand) · it manina ((printing) the pointing hand symbol) · sah сутурук (clenched hand) · rm pugn (clenched hand) · dng чуйту (clenched hand) · kum юмурукъ (clenched hand) · kmr mişt (clenched hand) · xdq къкъвяш (clenched hand) · tr yumruk (clenched hand) · cmn 拳頭 /拳头 (clenched hand) · lzz mcixi (clenched hand) · sgs komstės (clenched hand) · crh yumrıq (clenched hand) · ur مُشْت (clenched hand) · ta முஷ்டி (clenched hand) · la pugnus (clenched hand) · te పిడికిలి (clenched hand) · ks مُش (clenched hand) · crh yumruq (clenched hand) · oc punh (clenched hand) · lt kumštis (clenched hand) · nn knyttneve (clenched hand) · cv чышка (clenched hand) · sl pest (clenched hand) · pt punho (clenched hand) · he אֶגרוֹף (clenched hand) · sk päsť (clenched hand) · unm tùkwëlënch (clenched hand) · xal нудрм (clenched hand) · uz musht (clenched hand) · ttj ekikonde class 7 (clenched hand) · hak 拳頭 /拳头 (clenched hand) · kjh нузурух (clenched hand) · az yumruq (clenched hand) · ms buku lima (clenched hand) · id tinju (clenched hand) · th หมัด (clenched hand) · sq grusht (clenched hand) · mn нударга (clenched hand) · udm мыжык (clenched hand) · uum йумурух (clenched hand) · fr manicule ((printing) the pointing hand symbol) · ckb مست (clenched hand) · ttj entomi class 9 (clenched hand) · ady бжым (clenched hand) · eo pugno (clenched hand) · vi nắm đấm (clenched hand) · es manícula ((printing) the pointing hand symbol) · cu пѧсть (clenched hand) · rm puogn (clenched hand) · izh kulakka (clenched hand) · rup huftã (clenched hand) · km កណ្ដាប់ដៃ (clenched hand) · vi quyền (clenched hand) · bn মুষ্টি (clenched hand) · dsb pěsć (clenched hand) · pl pięść (clenched hand) · kl assak (clenched hand) · te ముష్టి (clenched hand) · sa मुष्टि (clenched hand) · or ମୁଥ (clenched hand) · vo pun (clenched hand) · nan-hbl 拳頭 /拳头 (clenched hand) · rup pulmu (clenched hand) · se čorbma (clenched hand) · ovd knåytnevi (clenched hand) · kk жұдырық (clenched hand) · ota مشت (clenched hand) · sh pèsnica (clenched hand) · lmo pugn (clenched hand) · rgn pogn (clenched hand) · ln ebotu (clenched hand) · ist poûgno (clenched hand) · ba йоҙроҡ (clenched hand) · ka მუჭი (clenched hand) · lo ໝັດ (clenched hand) · ps ګورمټ (clenched hand) · nl vuist (clenched hand) · yi פֿויסט (clenched hand) · cv чӑмӑр (clenched hand) · arz بونية (clenched hand) · ary بونية (clenched hand) · alt јудрук (clenched hand) · sd مک (clenched hand) · hi मुट्ठी (clenched hand) · de Faust (clenched hand) · tg мушт (clenched hand) · txb maśce (clenched hand) · lo ກຳປ້ັນ (clenched hand) · ur مُٹّھی (clenched hand) · ru кула́к (clenched hand) · ast puñu (clenched hand) · uum йудрух (clenched hand) · lo ເງຶ້ອມມື (clenched hand) · sh пѐсница (clenched hand) · ne मुट्ठी (clenched hand) · ks مۄٹھ (clenched hand) · ga dorn (clenched hand) · ky жудурук (clenched hand) · nap punio (clenched hand) · sah сутурух (clenched hand) · co pugnu (clenched hand) · ml മുഷ്ടി (clenched hand) · da næve (clenched hand) · bg пестни́к (clenched hand) · nog юмырык (clenched hand) · wa pougn (clenched hand) · fy knûst (clenched hand) · gd dòrn (clenched hand) · ro pumn (clenched hand) · hy բռունցք (clenched hand) · nci māolōlli (clenched hand) · os тымбылкъух (clenched hand) · bni liboto (clenched hand) · yue 拳頭 /拳头 (clenched hand) · kim нюдуруӄ (clenched hand) · mk тупаница (clenched hand) · arz قبضة (clenched hand) · izh nyrkki (clenched hand) · mr मुठी (clenched hand) · si හස්තය (clenched hand) · sq dumkë (clenched hand) · et rusikas (clenched hand) · rup mãnatã (clenched hand) · lo ມຸດຖິ (clenched hand) · hu ököl (clenched hand) · ka მუშტი (clenched hand) · cy dwrn (clenched hand) · kl assak eqeruloorsimasoq (clenched hand) · mn ᠨᠢᠳᠤᠷᠭᠠ (clenched hand) · be кула́к (clenched hand) · gl puño (clenched hand) · chr ᏍᏇᏅᎢ (clenched hand) · cdo 拳頭母 /拳头母 (clenched hand) · mzn میس (clenched hand)