- fist
- nounADJECTIVE▪ balled (esp. AmE), clenched, closed, tight▪ loose▪ little, small, tiny▪ giant, huge, large, massive▪ gloved▪ bare▪
He was punching the man with his bare fists.
▪ left, right▪ flying▪I managed to duck his flying fists.
▪ angry▪Diago pounded an angry fist against the wall.
VERB + FIST▪ form, make▪He closed his fingers to form a fist.
▪ ball (esp. AmE), clench, close, tighten▪ unclench, uncurl▪ bang, beat, hit, plant, pound, punch, slam, smack, smash, strike, thump▪He banged his fist loudly on the table.
▪He punched his fist in the air.
▪ drive, ram, shove, throw, thrust▪He thrust his fist forward and smashed her face.
▪ shake, wave▪The man was shaking his fist at us through the window.
▪ pump▪‘Yeah, you did it!’ Sally said, pumping her fist in the air.
▪ lift, raise▪She raised her fist in a gesture of defiance.
▪ swing▪He swung his fists wildly at his attacker's head.
▪ bring back, draw back, pull back▪She drew back her fist and threw a punch at his nose.
▪ use▪Cailean was tired of using his fists to get everything he wanted.
FIST + VERB▪ ball, clench, curl, tighten▪She saw Joe's fists clench.
▪ collide with sth, connect with sth, hit sth, strike sth▪He felt Michelle's fist connect with his jaw.
▪ pound (sth), slam (sth), smash (sth)▪A fist slammed on the table in front of her.
▪ land▪His fist landed forcefully against Mike's jaw.
▪ fly▪She ran at him, her fists flying.
FIST + NOUN▪ fightPREPOSITION▪ in your fist▪She was holding a hammer in her fist.
PHRASES▪ clench your hand into a fist
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
