noun
Meaning 1
A fight using bare fists.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fistfight
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈfɪstˌfaɪt/
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verb
Meaning 2
To fight using bare fists.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a fight with bare fists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fisticuffs, slugfest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fight, fighting, combat, scrap
Narrower terms: punch-up
verb
Meaning 4
fight with the fists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The man wanted to fist-fight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contend, fight, struggle
History
Etymology
From fist + fight.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Cebuano: sinumbagay — a fight using bare fists
- Cebuano: suntokay — a fight using bare fists
- Chinese: 互殴 (hu4.ou1) — a fight using bare fists
- Chinese: 拳击 (quan2.ji1) — a fight using bare fists
- Finnish: nyrkkitappelu — a fight using bare fists
- French: pugilat — a fight using bare fists
- Hungarian: ökölharc — a fight using bare fists
- Latin: pugna — a fight using bare fists
- Marshallese: bait — a fight using bare fists
- Tagalog: suntukan — a fight using bare fists
- Turkish: yumrukla dövüş — a fight using bare fists
- Cherokee: ᏓᏓᏛᏂᎭ (dadadvniha) — to fight using bare fists
- Finnish: nyrkkeillä paljain käsin — to fight using bare fists
- Marshallese: bait — to fight using bare fists