1
: the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers
pounded on the door with both fists
2
: the hand closed as in grasping : clutch
held the coin in his fist
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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Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
The replay was in Nottingham and there were fists raised on the pitch again.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Blanca Belinda Rivera-Lopez, 29, raised her fists and told one of the deputies to fight her, the affidavit said.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Vance loudly rapped his fist on the conference table in support.
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Noun
The demonstrations evidenced Maduro’s iron fist as security forces pushed back protests, which ended with 43 deaths and dozens of arrests.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
The replay was in Nottingham and there were fists raised on the pitch again.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Blanca Belinda Rivera-Lopez, 29, raised her fists and told one of the deputies to fight her, the affidavit said.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Vance loudly rapped his fist on the conference table in support.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Fist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fist. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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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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