noun
Meaning 1
plural of fisticuff
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fisticuffs
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈfɪs.tɪ.kʌfs/
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US: /ˈfɪs.tɪˌkəfs/
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CMU ARPABET: F IH1 S T IH0 K AH2 F S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Bare-knuckled boxing, a form of boxing done without boxing gloves or similar padding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, plural, plural-only
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
fighting with the fists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boxing, pugilism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contact sport
Narrower terms: professional boxing, in-fighting, fight, rope-a-dope, spar, sparring
noun
Meaning 5
a fight with bare fists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fistfight, slugfest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fight, fighting, combat, scrap
Narrower terms: punch-up
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: юмручен бой (jumručen boj) — informal: a fight with the fists
- Dutch: knokpartij — informal: a fight with the fists
- Finnish: käsirysy — informal: a fight with the fists
- French: bagarre — informal: a fight with the fists
- French: rififi — informal: a fight with the fists
- German: Handgreiflichkeiten — informal: a fight with the fists
- Hungarian: bunyó — informal: a fight with the fists
- Plautdietsch: Schläajarie — informal: a fight with the fists
- Russian: кулачный бой (kulačnyj) — informal: a fight with the fists
- Russian: мордобой (mordoboj) — informal: a fight with the fists
- Spanish: trifulca — informal: a fight with the fists
- Bulgarian: бокс без ръкавици (boks bez rǎkavici) — bare-knuckled boxing
- French: pugilat — bare-knuckled boxing