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puts one's fist to

puts one's fist to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's fist to.

Meaning of put one's fist to

Verb

put one's fist to (third-person singular simple present puts one's fist to, present participle putting one's fist to, simple past and past participle put one's fist to)

  1. (slang) To sign one's name to.
    • […] Just remind him of the paper I signed at his request, and I fancy there'll be no trouble."
      "I'll try, but I know he'll never put his fist to such a thing. Why , it would raise the very devil if it ever leaked out! […]1912, Adele Ferguson Knight, The Right to Reign: A Romance of the Kingdom of Drecq, page 165

Questions about puts one's fist to

What is puts one's fist to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts one's fist to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's fist to.

Words near puts one's fist to in the dictionary

  1. puts one's ducks in a row
  2. puts one's feet up
  3. puts one's finger in a hole
  4. puts one's finger in the dyke
  5. puts one's finger on
  6. puts one's fist to
  7. puts one's foot down on
  8. puts one's foot down upon
  9. puts one's foot in it
  10. puts one's foot in one's mouth
  11. puts one's foot in someone's ass

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