fistfight
/ˈfɪstˌfaɪt/
fistfight noun: a fight using bare fists.
Noun
fistfight (plural fistfights)
- A fight using bare fists.
- Synonyms:
- fisticuffs, bare-hand boxing, barehanded boxing, bare-knuckle boxing, duking it out, hand-to-hand combat
Verb
fistfight (third-person singular simple present fistfights, present participle fistfighting, simple past and past participle fistfought)
- To fight using bare fists.
- Synonyms:
- duke it out
fistfight meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Tagalog
fistfight in Hindi
- fistfight; fight, skirmish, encounter, confrontation, clash
- मुठभेड़ muṭhbheṛ
fistfight in Tamil
- குத்துச்சண்டை
fistfight in Tagalog
- a fight using bare fists
- suntukan
Synonyms of fistfight
- fisticuffs
- bare-hand boxing
- barehanded boxing
- bare-knuckle boxing
- duking it out
- hand-to-hand combat
- duke it out
Forms of fistfight
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | fistfights |
| alternative form | fist-fight |
| alternative form | fist fight |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | fistfights |
| present participle | fistfighting |
| past participle | fistfought |
| past | fistfought |
Origin of fistfight
From fist + fight.
Questions about fistfight
- What does fistfight mean?
- Fistfight means a fight using bare fists.
- What is fistfight in Hindi?
- Fistfight in Hindi is मुठभेड़ (muṭhbheṛ). See Fistfight meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fistfight?
- Fistfight can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce fistfight?
- Fistfight is pronounced /ˈfɪstˌfaɪt/.
- What is the plural of fistfight?
- The plural of fistfight is fistfights.
Words near fistfight in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fistfight (page history and authors); मुठभेड़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); fistfight (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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