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[[Image:Fist by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|A fist.]]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#Raised_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 [[Artillery observer|Fire Support Team]] in the US Military.
* [[Faust]], a figure in [[German language|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.
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[[es:Puño]]
[[ja:拳]]
[[nl:Vuist]]
[[pt:Punho]]
[[ru:Кулак (рука)]]
[[vi:Nắm đấm]]
[[yi:פויסט]]
[[tl:Kamao]]