1
: the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers
2
: the hand closed as in grasping : clutch
3
fisted; fisting; fists
Examples of fist in a Sentence
Noun
He pounded his fist on the table in anger.
She pounded on the door with both fists.
He defiantly shook his fist at the policeman.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Noun
Captain America: Brave New World' (2025) Anthony Mackie is a great Captain America, a hero more effective with his words than his fists.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
As the rest of America adjusts to Homelander’s iron fist, back at Godolkin University, the mysterious new dean (Linklater) preaches a curriculum that promises to make students more powerful than ever.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
During her performance at the Super Bowl in 2016, Beyoncé and her dancers appeared in all-black costumes with fists raised, a clear nod to the Black Panthers.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
And an image of a bloodied Trump pumping his fist, surrounded by Secret Service agents moments after the shooting, now hangs in the White House.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 July 2025
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“Fist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fist. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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fist
noun
: the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers
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