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fist pump

fist pump noun: the thrusting of one's fist, most commonly forward or upward, as in celebration.

Noun

fist pump (plural fist pumps)

  1. The thrusting of one's fist, most commonly forward or upward, as in celebration.

Verb

fist pump (third-person singular simple present fist pumps, present participle fist pumping, simple past and past participle fist pumped)

  1. (intransitive) To thrust one's fist, most commonly forward or upward, as in celebration.

Synonyms of fist pump

Forms of fist pump

Noun
pluralfist pumps
alternative formfist-pump
Verb
third-person singular presentfist pumps
present participlefist pumping
past participlefist pumped
pastfist pumped

Questions about fist pump

What does fist pump mean?
Fist pump means the thrusting of one's fist, most commonly forward or upward, as in celebration.
What part of speech is fist pump?
Fist pump can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of fist pump?
The plural of fist pump is fist pumps.

Words near fist pump in the dictionary

  1. fist fights
  2. fist jam
  3. fist jams
  4. fist magnet
  5. fist magnets
  6. fist pump
  7. fist pumped
  8. fist pumping
  9. fist pumps
  10. fist-bump
  11. fist-fight

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