fist
nounUK /fɪst/
US /fɪst/
A hand with the fingers curled up tight.
He held the coin in his fist.
SYNONYMS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To hit someone with a closed hand.
She fisted the punching bag during practice.
3. A style of handwriting or a symbol shaped like a closed hand.
The old manuscript was written in a neat fist.
4. To grab or hold something tightly.
He fisted the rope and pulled himself up.