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putting one's fist to

putting one's fist to is the present participle and gerund 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 putting one's fist to

What is putting one's fist to the present participle and gerund of?
Putting one's fist to is the present participle and gerund of put one's fist to.

Words near putting one's fist to in the dictionary

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

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