fistfight

See also: fist-fight and fist fight

English

Alternative forms

• fist-fight, fist fight

Etymology

From fist +‎ fight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪstˌfaɪt/

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Noun

fistfight (plural fistfights)

1. A fight using bare fists.

Synonyms

• fisticuffs
• bare-hand boxing
• barehanded boxing
• bare-knuckle boxing
• duking it out
• hand-to-hand combat

Translations

a fight using bare fists

• Cebuano: sinumbagay, suntokay
• Chinese: 互殴 (hu4.ou1) (lit., "mutual affront"); 拳击 (quan2.ji1) (lit., "fist attack", this is also the basic word for 'boxing' and 'to box')
• Finnish: nyrkkitappelu (fi)
• French: pugilat (fr) m
• Hungarian: ökölharc (hu)
• Latin: pugna (la) f
• Tagalog: suntukan
• Turkish: yumrukla dövüş

Verb

fistfight (third-person singular simple present fistfights, present participle fistfighting, simple past and past participle fistfought)

1. To fight using bare fists.

Synonyms

• duke it out

Translations

to fight using bare fists

• Cherokee: ᏓᏓᏛᏂᎭ (dadadvniha)
• Finnish: nyrkkeillä paljain käsin