Fist 1145704 215124385 2008-05-26T20:36:57Z Npnunda 6349203 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Jmanigold|Jmanigold]] ([[User talk:Jmanigold|talk]]) to last version by Red Thunder {{wiktionarypar|fist}} [[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. {{disambig}} [[es:Puño]] [[ja:拳]] [[nl:Vuist]] [[pt:Punho]] [[ru:Кулак (рука)]] [[vi:Nắm đấm]] [[yi:פויסט]] [[tl:Kamao]]