fistful

English

Etymology

From fist +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪstfʊl/

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Noun

fistful (plural fistfuls or fistsful)

1. The amount that can be held in a closed fist.

   Synonym: handful

2. (by extension) A small number of something.

   Synonym: handful

   • 1967 June 9, “Nation: A Comer Arrives”, in Time‎:

     At Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked, he survived to pilot Navy reconnaissance planes again and pick up a fistful of medals, from the Purple Heart to the Distinguished Flying Cross.

3. A blow with the fist.

   Synonym: punch

Translations

the amount that can be held in a closed fist

Bashkir: ус (us) Catalan: punyat (ca) m Danish: håndfuld c Galician: puñado m, presa (gl) f Hungarian: marék (hu) Ido: pugnedo (io) Irish: lán doirn m Italian: pugno (it) m, manciata (it) f Latin: pugillum n Norwegian: Bokmål: neve (no) m, håndfull m Polish: garść (pl) f Portuguese: punhado (pt) m Scottish Gaelic: làn cròige f Spanish: puñado (es) m Swedish: näve (sv), nävfull, handfull (sv) Telugu: గుప్పెడు (te) (guppeḍu) Tày: căm Vietnamese: nắm (vi)

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