Fist

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Fist can refer to the following:

• A hand that has the fingers curled into the palm and the thumb retracted. This is typically used in unarmed combat, such as fist-fighting. See also Punch (strike).
• In falconry, the hand with a heavy glove on, which the hawk perches on.
• Sometimes used instead of "hand" when referring to climsy handwriting.
• The clenched fist, a gesture of defiance in some cultures.
• F.I.S.T., 1978 film.
• Fisting, the act of the inserting fingers or the whole hand in a vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure.
• Keying, the individual characteristics of a telegraph operator's style, referred to as his "fist".
• Fist (Rock Band), the name of the rock band formed during the VH1 reality show "SuperGroup".

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