FISTFIGHT

fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest

(noun) a fight with bare fists

fistfight

(verb) fight with the fists; “The man wanted to fist-fight”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fistfight (plural fistfights)

A fight using bare fists.

Synonyms

• fisticuffs

• bare-hand boxing

• barehanded boxing

• bare-knuckle boxing

• bare-knuckled boxing

• duking it out

• hand-to-hand combat

• hand-to-hand fight

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

Source: Wiktionary



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