[fɪst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person's hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly, typically in order to strike a blow or grasp something
(e.g: she pummelled him furiously with her fists)


Phrases:
- make a — fist of
- shake one's fist

Origin:
Old English fȳst, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuist and German Faust

[fɪst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- strike with the fist
(e.g: he fisted a goal-bound shot over the bar)

- clench (the hand or fingers) into a fist
(e.g: she fisted her hands on her hips)

- penetrate (a person's anus or vagina) with one's fist


Phrases:
- make a — fist of
- shake one's fist

Origin:
Old English fȳst, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuist and German Faust