iron fist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- An army's tank or cavalry branch.
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(figuratively) Ruthless and usually unrestricted control.
Negotiate with an iron fist inside a velvet glove.
Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| iron fists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
iron-fisted · ironfisted · velvet glove
Synonyms
totalitarianism (ruthless control) · autocracy (ruthless control) · iron hand (ruthless control) · fascism (ruthless control) · despotism (ruthless control) · armored fist (tank or cavalry branch) · mailed fist (tank or cavalry branch) · armoured fist (tank or cavalry branch) · monocracy (ruthless control) · iron heel (ruthless control) · dictatorship (ruthless control)
Translations (43)
fi rautakoura (ruthless control) · hu vasököl (ruthless control) · ms kuku besi (ruthless control) · da jernnæve (ruthless control) · ja 圧政 (ruthless control) · ko 철권 (ruthless control) · eo fera mano (ruthless control) · fr main de fer (ruthless control) · nn jernhand (ruthless control) · cmn 鐵拳 /铁拳 (ruthless control) · cmn 鐵腕 /铁腕 (ruthless control) · uk залі́зний кула́к (ruthless control) · tl kamay na bakal (ruthless control) · cs železná pěst (ruthless control) · be жале́зны кула́к (ruthless control) · nl ijzeren vuist (ruthless control) · vi bàn tay thép (ruthless control) · ja 鉄拳 (ruthless control) · it pugno di ferro (ruthless control) · ko 압제 (ruthless control) · ko 폭정 (ruthless control) · kk темір жұдырық (ruthless control) · pt punho de ferro (ruthless control) · mn төмөр нударга (ruthless control) · es puño de hierro (ruthless control) · ro mână de fier (ruthless control) · ja 圧制 (ruthless control) · de eiserne Hand (ruthless control) · sk železná päsť (ruthless control) · es ordeno y mando (ruthless control) · el σιδηρά πυγμή (ruthless control) · es mano dura (ruthless control) · lt geležinis kumštis (ruthless control) · ceb kamot nga puthaw (ruthless control) · ar قُبْضَة حَدِيدِيَّة (ruthless control) · no jernhånd (ruthless control) · cs železná ruka (ruthless control) · ru желе́зный кула́к (ruthless control) · fi teräksinen ote (ruthless control) · de eiserne Faust (ruthless control) · ka რკინის მუშტი (ruthless control) · sv järnhand (ruthless control) · da jernhånd (ruthless control)