n.
a person's hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly.
v.
- strike with the fist.
-
(also fist-fuck)
vulgar slang penetrate (a person's anus or vagina) with one's fist.
Phrase
- make a —— fist of
(or at)
informal do something to the specified degree of success.
Derivative
- -fisted adj.
- fistful n.
(pl. fistfuls)
.
Etymology
OE fȳst, of W. Gmc origin.