Fist

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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 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 Fire Support Team in the US Military.
• Faust, a figure in German lore
• 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. A Fist is simple it is when you close your fingers and hands into a ball like form

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