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. * He banged a heavy fist on the table.
seealsoHAM-FISTED, TIGHT-FISTED
IDIOMS
make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of sth (BrE, informal) to make a good, bad, etc. attempt to do sth
moreatIRONadj., MONEY
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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