noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fist fight (= a fight in which people hit each other with their closed hands )
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A fist fight broke out after the match.
fist bump
fist fight
iron fist
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He runs the company with an iron fist .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
back
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Once it crosses the centre-line it can only be used immediately as a back fist .
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Unfortunately, the cocking action that begins a back fist movement presents an unmistakable cue to the opponent.
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Rock back into a cat stance and block, then fire off a back fist with your leading hand.
big
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Your bum's hardly bigger than a fist .
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Teddy Carson said, another big fist .
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Then he kneaded the small hand in his big fists , searching for broken bones.
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The woman behind Caruso had shut her eyes and her two hands had made a big fist in front of her face.
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All the time her uncle stood there clutching this one in his big fist - so!
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It is about as big as a fist , and bound securely with black gaffer tape.
clenched
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John blew on his clenched fists and drew his knees closer to the brazier.
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William Joyce presented the clenched fist in an armour of brass knuckles.
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He slammed his clenched fist into the desk, and began to cry.
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The realization came as a shock and she pressed her clenched fist to her heart as if to pacify it.
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He drew his parang, lining Kaptan up with his clenched left fist for the blade blow with the right.
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She then brought her clenched fists down viciously on to the bridge of his nose.
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But it looked like, instead of being a clenched and threatening fist , they would present a welcoming, open hand.
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She then placed both clenched fists in front of me.
iron
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But he offered not only an iron fist to Hanoi there was a velvet glove also.
left
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He drew his parang, lining Kaptan up with his clenched left fist for the blade blow with the right.
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His left fist flails at me.
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Maidstone had not parted with it but held it firmly in his left fist .
right
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Gallagher drove his right fist into his stomach and followed it up with a left to the mouth.
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Then he will take his right fist and pound it, pow, into his left palm.
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Birmingham's Swift boxed for half the fight one-handed after damaging his right fist .
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He had a way of clenching and unclenching his right fist .
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I noticed that the assistant bank manager was biting his lower lip and grinding his right fist into his left palm.
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Claire's right fist holds a crumpled Kleenex.
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Pubs, clubs and sport were right down the fist .
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Without knowing why, she raised her right fist in a salute to her image and punched the air.
small
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But the rent strikes brought her out to the world with her small fists clenched in a white-knuckle fury.
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Eline hesitated, her hands clenched into small fists , torn between joy and despair.
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I beat at his face with two small fists .
■ NOUN
fight
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The rally broke up in fist fights and violence, and the whole thing spread on to the streets.
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Can you imagine knowing, and liking, a man who engages in fist fights ?
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They can not get away from the characters as they have fist fights or shoot up.
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A fist fight followed, with much shouting and squabbling, until the ragged man succeeded in driving up to the door.
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While there, for whatever reason, he engaged himself in a fist fight with a man asking for money.
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One third said they had gotten into fist fights .
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Challenge them to a good old-fashioned fist fight ?
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There was generally a fist fight in Hard Class after lunch, and Vassily provoked quarrels at every meal.
■ VERB
bang
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One of the students banged his fist loudly on the partition separating them from the driver.
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The porch door rattled as though some one were banging their fists against it.
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I watched him as he bounded up a flight of narrow concrete steps and banged his fists on a shabby door.
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She banged her fist against the steering-wheel, fighting back the tears that scalded her eyes and threatened to blind her.
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Graham banged his fist angrily on the table.
beat
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She beat her fists on his back, kicked and shouted and threatened, all to no avail.
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His eyes became small, and he threw himself on her, beating her with his fists .
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Did he pace the room, beating his fists against the wall?
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Then he throws himself off his chair on to the floor, begins shrieking and beating his fists against the floor.
bring
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She then brought her clenched fists down viciously on to the bridge of his nose.
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Poole brought his fist down on the alarm cutout, and the wailing ceased.
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She brought up both her fists and pummelled him on the chest.
clench
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Cecilia found she had clenched her fists and was driving her nails into the palms of her hands.
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He clenched his fists at his sides to strengthen his resolve.
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Now, Benjy thought, wishing him on with held breath and clenched fists .
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She clenched her fists , on the verge of tears.
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He clenched it in both fists .
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As it was, he clenched his fist and glared at her across the gulf that divided them.
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The clenched fist in my chest had relaxed and let go.
close
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He closed his fist on the gun; he had heard of such weapons though never had one within his reach before.
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The man immediately smashed him on top of the head with his closed fist .
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Instinctively, his hands had closed into fists .
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He demonstrates-the bills bounce off your closed fist and fall to the floor.
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A closed fist calls for a pitchout.
drive
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Gallagher drove his right fist into his stomach and followed it up with a left to the mouth.
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Gallagher drove his fist into his face and sent him sprawling on his back.
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As he did he drove a fist hard into Connelly's face, the impact propelling him across the kitchen.
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Up on the roof Balberith drove his fists at the steel plate and howled obscenities, the way some of them do.
hold
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Him frowning, laughing, holding his clenched fist up to his mouth.
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Now, Benjy thought, wishing him on with held breath and clenched fists .
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Then both hands behind his back, then holds his fists out.
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They ran into Madra, nearly upsetting the jugs she held in her fists .
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He holds a fist to the sky and a hawk swoops down.
make
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So far they are not making much of a fist of it.
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The woman behind Caruso had shut her eyes and her two hands had made a big fist in front of her face.
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Now take your concentration to your hands, make fists and squeeze them together and then let them go.
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She made a fist of what was left of her Kleenex.
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I made fists in my pockets.
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She then asks the volunteer to make a fist and hold her arm out with as much strength as she can muster.
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Don't try making a fist with the injured hand!
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Instead, I made a fist and socked hard.
pound
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When she stayed put, the men began pounding their fists on the tables as well.
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Daley turned purple and pounded his fist on the lecterns when he later denied the rumor.
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Stevenson has long since taken his towering presence and pounding fists into retirement.
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He pounded his fist on the desk.
put
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He couldn't see the face now, for the clown was putting his fists to his eyes.
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Beloved put her fists on her hips and commenced to skip on bare feet.
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Opposed, he could breathe fire; contradicted or challenged, he could put up his fists and fight.
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She put her fists into her lap and crouched in her chair, the way people die in sparsely furnished rooms.
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He put his fists to his temples.
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Lily put her fist in her mouth and bit hard on her fingers.
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From the moment Mike put up his fists , the fight was over.
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Marjorie puts up her fists like a pugilist, groans and pushes him away.
raise
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Don't let your hands, face or body give your intentions away Dummy, yell and raise your fist Bam!
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She raised her fists and beat herself lightly on the sides of her head. ` No!
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Murray raised a fist to his family and friends as he walked off the court.
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We don't raise our fists or reject globalisation.
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Julie spun the weapon, bringing the clawed part down on his hand as he raised his fists in defence.
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He raised his fist and was about to hammer on the door when he heard sounds.
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A more marginal case is where the defendant is seen to be raising his fists in anticipation of the fight.
shake
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It is suggested that merely shaking one's fist at another should not be treated as amounting to threats of violence.
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Better to leave your audience wailing in the dark, shaking their fists , some crying How?, others why?
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Eighteen years and 110 Tests later he bowed out, with Nemesis unable to resist shaking her fist at him.
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Then he spoke roughly once more, shoved the teeth deeper into his pocket and shook his fist at her.
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Asshe shook his fist , and advanced threateningly.
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Cars honked, brakes screeched, and drivers cursed, shaking fists and pointing digits.
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Follow me round muttering and shaking their fists .
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In the midst of all this I let go of one handful of weed to shake my fist at him.
slam
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He slammed his clenched fist into the desk, and began to cry.
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I slammed my fist on the table.
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Vologsky slammed his fist down upon the table as the injustice of it all descended upon him again.
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As he felt Joe begin fumbling with his trousers Michael stifled an urge to slam his fist into Joe's head.
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Very nearly slammed her fist on the table and launched into the ancient and terminally tedious arguments of the left.
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Leave the hands on your collar but slam your fist or elbow into the attacker's nose.
smash
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It had hurt him, as if some one had smashed a fist into his own face.
wave
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Then the figure flung its hands away from its face and began to prance wildly, waving its fists above its spiky hair.
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The clown was capering under the lamp, waving his fists exultantly above his head.
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I ran after the car waving my fist and hurling abuse and insults, something I had never done before.
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She even waved her fists , which was pretty useless as she's only nine and small for her age.
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He looked up into the black sky and waved his fist at the stars.
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She waves the fist and the Kleenex helplessly.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
clench your fists/teeth/jaw etc
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He clenched his fists and remained where he was.
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He clenched his fists even tighter.
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He clenched his fists in frustration and annoyance.
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He clenched his teeth together but the first syllable forced itself around the corner of his mouth.
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He clenched his teeth, pulled back his shoulders and began to stride up the road.
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I clenched my teeth, wondering what to do now.
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Papa clenched his fists and lips in the dark wood.
hand over fist
rule sb with an iron fist/hand
shake your fist (at sb)
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Asshe shook his fist, and advanced threateningly.
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Better to leave your audience wailing in the dark, shaking their fists, some crying How?, others why?
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Eighteen years and 110 Tests later he bowed out, with Nemesis unable to resist shaking her fist at him.
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Follow me round muttering and shaking their fists.
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In the midst of all this I let go of one handful of weed to shake my fist at him.
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It made him laugh to see her standing there, shaking her fist at the departing van.
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She shook her fist as she had at the old man in the lobby.
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Then he spoke roughly once more, shoved the teeth deeper into his pocket and shook his fist at her.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He clenched his fists even tighter.
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He would hammer the table with one great fist .
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He would remember only the steam and the heat and the electricity in his fists and forearms.
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His hands were clenched into fists.
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Is a little sleeplessness and fist pounding so very out of the way?
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Other players pumped their fists or otherwise exhorted the fans.
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The stick and the fist backed up the array of legal powers.
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This is the archetypal steel fist in a velvet glove.