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A fist is a hand
Hand

The hands are the two intricate, prehensile, multi-fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a human or other primate. They are the chief organs for physically manipulating the environment, using anywhere from the roughest motor skills to the finest , and since the fingertips contain some of the densest areas of nerve e...
 that has the fingers curled into the palm and the thumb retracted. This is typically used in unarmed combat, such as fist-fighting. This type of hand formation is often used to become "Battle Ready". See also Punch (strike)
Punch (strike)

A punch is "a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist." In some sports and disciplines, such as boxing or martial arts, where punches are regularly practiced, hand wraps or other padding such as gloves may be employed to protect athletes and practitioners from injuring themselves....
. The clenched fist hand gesture is a sign of defiance in some cultures.

It can refer to:






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A fist is a hand
Hand

The hands are the two intricate, prehensile, multi-fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a human or other primate. They are the chief organs for physically manipulating the environment, using anywhere from the roughest motor skills to the finest , and since the fingertips contain some of the densest areas of nerve e...
 that has the fingers curled into the palm and the thumb retracted. This is typically used in unarmed combat, such as fist-fighting. This type of hand formation is often used to become "Battle Ready". See also Punch (strike)
Punch (strike)

A punch is "a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist." In some sports and disciplines, such as boxing or martial arts, where punches are regularly practiced, hand wraps or other padding such as gloves may be employed to protect athletes and practitioners from injuring themselves....
. The clenched fist hand gesture is a sign of defiance in some cultures.

It can refer to:
  • In falconry
    Falconry

    Falconry or hawking is an art or sport which involves the use of trained Bird of preys to hunt or pursue game for humans. There are two traditional terms used to describe a person involved in falconry: a falconer flies a falcon; an austringer flies a hawk ....
    , the hand covered by a heavy glove, on which the hawk perches
  • "in a ... fist" sometimes used instead of "in a ... hand" when referring to clumsy handwriting
  • Fisting
    Fisting

    Fisting is a sexual activity that involves inserting a hand into the vagina or rectum. Typically, fisting does not involve forcing the clenched fist into the vagina or rectum....
    , the act of the inserting fingers or the whole hand in a vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure.
  • "fist", the individual characteristics of a telegraph operator's style striking the telegraph key
    Telegraph key

    Telegraph key, also known as a Morse key, are generic terms for any switching device used primarily to send Morse code. Similar keys are used for all forms of manual telegraphy, such as in electrical telegraph and radio telegraphy....
  • Faust
    Faust

    Faust or Faustus is the protagonist of a classic German folklore who makes a pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge. Faust's tale is the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical works, such as those by Christopher Marlowe, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Thomas Mann, Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Charles Gounod, Gu...
    , a figure in German
    German language

    German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
     lore


Acronyms

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    F.I.S.T.

    F.I.S.T. is a 1978 film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Sylvester Stallone. In this film, Stallone plays a Cleveland warehouse worker named Johnny Kovak who becomes involved in the labor union leadership of the fictional "Federation of Inter State Truckers", and finds that he must sacrifice his principles as he moves up through t...
    , a 1978 film
  • FIST, the acronym for the British Army Future Integrated Soldier Technology programme
  • FIST is used as an acronym for Fire Support Team
    Artillery observer

    An artillery observer is a soldier responsible for directing artillery fire and close air support onto enemy positions. Because artillery is an indirect-fire weapon system, the guns are rarely in line-of-sight of their target, often located tens of miles away....
     in the US Military.
  • Fantasy Interactive Scenarios by Telephone
    Fantasy Interactive Scenarios by Telephone

    In 1989, UK games designer Steve_Jackson_ launched the world's first telephone adventure game: F.I.S.T. . The product was a radio drama version of his popular Fighting Fantasy novels, and the outcome of the story could be affected by choices the user made....
     - An premium-rate interactive telephone game based on the Fighting Fantasy
    Fighting Fantasy

    Fighting Fantasy is a series of single-player fantasy gamebooks created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, originally published by Puffin Books and now by Wizard Books....
     novels.
  • Final Integrated System Tests - the final phase of testing of a spacecraft, after environmental testing, and before departure to the launch site.