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单词 fist
释义 fist
I. \ˈfist\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳst; akin to Old Frisian fest fist, Old Saxon & Old High German fūst, Old Slavic pęstĭ
1. : a hand with fingers doubled into the palm : a clenched hand
2.
 a. : a hand when closed as if to grasp or grip : clutch, grasp
  < once he gets his fist on something he never lets go of it >
 b. : a hand whether closed or not
  < let's make up; give me your fist >
 c. : handwriting
  < you wrote an exquisite fist — J.E.Agate >
 d. : the manner of tapping out a message that is peculiar to a particular telegraph operator
3.
 a. : a piece of work performed in a specified manner or with a specified degree of success : attempt, effort, job
  < all make a fair fist at criticizing what they call the capitalist system — A.J.Nock >
 b. dialect : a poor job of work : mess
  < made a fist of doing that painting >
4. : index 9
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to clench (one's hand) into a fist
 < I'd fisted my hands inside their mittens to keep the fingers warm — C.A.Lindbergh b. 1902 >
2. : to grip with the fist : handle
 < he did his best at fisting frozen canvas with the rest of us — Raymond McFarland >
 < the crack jehu fists the ribbons above the capering leaders and snorting bays — Saturday Review >
III.
variant of feist
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