fist
fist is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The talons of a bird of prey. [Obs.] More light than culver in the falcon's fist. Spenser.
- 2.(print.) the index mark [], used to direct special attention to the passage which follows. Hand over fist (Naut.), rapidly; hand over hand.
- 3.To strike with the fist. Dryden.
- 4.To gripe with the fist. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abuse
- abusive
- ahead
- akimbo
- arms
- back
- ban
- bark
- beard
- beat
- bid
- big
- bird
- bluster
- bold
- bond
- brave
- bully
- call
- captive
- cartel
- challenge
- chest
- clench
- clinch
- close
- clutch
- come
- commination
- comminatory
- courage
- cry
- curse
- custody
- dance
- dare
- daring
- day
- defiance
- defiant
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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