clenched fist

Noun

Meaning

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fist duke mitt paw hand grip grasp clutch appendage clasp vise fists clenched hand outstretched fist extended fist
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Antonyms

misconception let go

Hypernyms

mitt manus paw hand

Examples

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. Indira Gandhi

India wants to avoid a war at all costs but it is not a one-sided affair, you cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. Indira Gandhi

Socialists cry "Power to the people", and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean-power over people, power to the State. Margaret Thatcher

If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner. Malcolm Muggeridge

There is more power in the open hand than in the clenched fist. Herbert N. Casson

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist. Greek Proverb

Close letter words and terms

clench-built clenchable clenched clenched hand clenched lapstrake clencher