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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. This type of hand formation is often used to become "Battle Ready". See also Punch (strike). The clenched fist hand gesture is a sign of defiance in some cultures. The word fist can also refer to a band of men (manus), or a squad.

It can refer to:

• In falconry, the hand covered by a heavy glove as in boxin, on which the hawk perches
• "in a ... fist" sometimes used instead of "in a ... hand" when referring to clumsy handwriting
• 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
• Faust, a figure in German lore
• Fist, a recurring character in the BBC 3 situation comedy series Ideal.
• FIST, a rare sequel to the Pretty Fighter series created by Imagineer for the Saturn only in Japan.
• A Raised fist, a salute used by political and social activists.
• Fist, a heavy metal band from the UK.
• Fist, a hard rock band from Canada.

[edit] Acronyms

• F.I.S.T., a 1978 film
• 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.
• Fantasy Interactive Scenarios by Telephone - An premium-rate interactive telephone game based on the Fighting Fantasy novels.
• Final Integrated System Tests - the final phase of testing of a spacecraft, after environmental testing, and before departure to the launch site.
• Fugitive Investigative Strike Team, a series of fugitive apprehension operations in the United States.

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