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单词 fist
释义

fist

1
[ fist ]
/ fɪst /
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noun

the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
Informal. the hand.
Informal. a person's handwriting.
Printing. index (def. 8).

verb (used with object)

to make (one's hand) into a fist.
to grasp in the fist.

Origin of fist

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English fȳst; cognate with German Faust fist; perhaps akin to five

Words nearby fist

fissure eruption, fissure of Rolando, fissure of round ligament, fissure of Sylvius, fissure of venous ligament, fist, fist bump, fistfight, fistful, fistiana, fistic

Definition for fist (2 of 2)

fist2
[ fahyst ]
/ faɪst /

noun

feist.
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British Dictionary definitions for fist

fist
/ (fɪst) /

noun

a hand with the fingers clenched into the palm, as for hitting
Also called: fistful the quantity that can be held in a fist or hand
an informal word for hand, index (def. 9)

verb

(tr) to hit with the fist

Word Origin for fist

Old English fӯst; related to Old Frisian fest, Old Saxon, Old High German fūst; see five
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with fist

fist

see hand over fist.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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