Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fight with the bare fists.
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- noun A
fight usingbare fists . - verb To
fight using bare fists.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb fight with the fists
- noun a fight with bare fists
Etymologies
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Examples
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The way these people were trained, even a fistfight could be a duel to the death, and tempers were short.
The Forever War Haldeman, Joe 1975
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Act 3 usually concludes with smooshing and/or some kind of fistfight back at the house.
'Jersey Shore' finale: Do we really need alligators? Liz Kelly 2010
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Act 3 usually concludes with smooshing and/or some kind of fistfight back at the house.
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That's just them—they like to fistfight out a thing.
History of Moon Velveeta Sean Lovelace 2011
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And don't lose the fistfight or you'll get your own gun used on you, and then maybe on the girlfriend, and maybe on the cops who shows up later.
you are in your apartment and a legal ccw permit holder and you hear the neighbors fighting. 2010
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A fistfight had broken out, of course, and the three of them had escaped on a “borrowed” vulture hovercycle.
Starcraft II: Devils’ Due Christie Golden 2011
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If you're not justified in killing the bad guy outright, you better be ready to put that gun away fast and prepare for a fistfight.
you are in your apartment and a legal ccw permit holder and you hear the neighbors fighting. 2010
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Mr. Borgelt declined to comment on the employment status of the traders, or directly on the nature of the disturbance, which was reported widely by local media as a fistfight.
UBS Takes Action Over Alleged Sydney Brawl David Rogers 2011
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And don't lose the fistfight or you'll get your own gun used on you, and then maybe on the girlfriend, and maybe on the cops who shows up later.
you are in your apartment and a legal ccw permit holder and you hear the neighbors fighting. 2010
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If you're not justified in killing the bad guy outright, you better be ready to put that gun away fast and prepare for a fistfight.
you are in your apartment and a legal ccw permit holder and you hear the neighbors fighting. 2010
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