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Definition of: fist
(fist) noun
1. The hand closed tightly, as for striking; the clenched hand; also, grip, clutch.
2. Colloq. The hand.
3. Colloq. Handwriting.
4. Printing An index mark (
).
—v.t.
1. To strike with the fist.
2. Naut. To grasp with the fist. [OE fӯst]
—fist′ful noun
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