fist
[noun]
Synonyms: handwriting, calligraphy, chirography, ductus, hand, penmanship, script

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fist /fɪst/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: fyst]

1. the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone:
She held the money tightly in her fist.
Malcolm clenched his fist (=held his fist very tightly closed) angrily.
Dooley stood up and shook his fist in her face.
Varney slammed his fist down onto the table so hard the dishes jumped. ⇒ ham-fisted, tight-fisted, ⇒ hand over fist at hand¹(35)

2. make a good/bad fist of something British English informal to make a successful or unsuccessful attempt to do something

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

fist
noun
ADJ. clenched, tight | gloved
VERB + FIST clench | bang, pound, slam, smack, smash, strike, thump He banged his fist loudly on the table.
shake, wave The man was shaking his fist at us through the window.
swing He swung his fists wildly at his attacker's head.
draw back She drew back her fist and threw a punch at his nose.
FIST + NOUN fight
PREP. in your ~ She was holding a hammer in her fist.
PHRASES clench/make your hand into a fist

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

fist
fɪst
See: hard-fisted

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