Topic: HUMAN
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | fyst |
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fist
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[countable]1HBH the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone : She held the money tightly in her fist. Varney slammed his fist down onto the table so hard the dishes jumped. ➔ ham-fisted, tight-fisted
She held the money tightly in her fist.Varney slammed his fist down onto the table so hard the dishes jumped.; ➔ hand over fist
at hand1 (35)2 to make a successful or unsuccessful attempt to do something
