/ fɪst; NAmE / noun
a hand when it is tightly closed with the fingers bent into the palm :
He punched me with his fist.
She clenched her fists to stop herself trembling.
He got into a fist fight in the bar.
—see also ham-fisted , tight-fisted
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IDIOMS
- make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of sth
—more at iron adjective , money
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English fӯst , of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuist and German Faust .