Thesaurus: fist

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1. n. The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow.
2. n. The talons of a bird of prey.
3. n. the index mark [/], used to direct special attention to the passage which follows.
4. v. t. To strike with the fist.
5. v. t. To gripe with the fist.
6. n. a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
7. 1. The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow. Who grasp the earth and heaven with my fist. Herbert. 2. The talons of a bird of prey. [Obs.] More light than culver in the falcon's fist. Spenser. 3. (print.) the index mark [], used to direct special attention to the passage which follows. Hand over fist (Naut.), rapidly; hand over hand. 1. To strike with the fist. Dryden. 2. To gripe with the fist. [Obs.] Shak.
8. the index mark [], used to direct special attention to thepassage which follows. Hand over fist (Naut.), rapidly; hand overhand.
9. n:100 n. a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)