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A fist is 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). The clenched fist hand gesture is a sign of defiance in some cultures.
It can refer to:
- In falconry, the hand covered by a heavy glove, on which the hawk perches
- Sometimes used instead of "hand" when referring to clumsy handwriting
- F.I.S.T., a 1978 film
- Fisting, 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
- FIST, the acronym for the British Army Future Integrated Soldier Technology programme
- FIST is used as an acronym for Fire Support Team in the US Military.
- Faust, a figure in German lore
- Fantasy Interactive Scenarios by Telephone - An premium-rate interactive telephone game based on the Fighting Fantasy novels.
- Fighters' Initiative for Support and Training - an organization to help ex-boxers find jobs and receive health insurance.
- Final Integrated System Tests - the final phase of testing of a spacecraft, after environmental testing, and before departure to the launch site. A Fist is simple it is when you close your fingers and hands into a ball like form
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