fistfight

F4I1S1T1F4I1G2H4T1
/ˈfɪstˌfaɪt/

noun

A fight using bare fists.

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fisticuffsbare-hand boxingbarehanded boxingbare-knuckle boxingduking it outhand-to-hand combatduke it outslugfest
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Meanings

nounfistfight (plural fistfights)

plural fistfights · alternative fist-fight · alternative fist fight

  1. A fight using bare fists.

    Synonyms: fisticuffs, bare-hand boxing, barehanded boxing, bare-knuckle boxing, duking it out, hand-to-hand combat

verbfistfight (third-person singular simple present fistfights, present participle fistfighting, simple past and past participle fistfought)

present singular third person fistfights · participle present fistfighting · participle past fistfought · past fistfought · alternative fist-fight · alternative fist fight

  1. To fight using bare fists.

    Synonyms: duke it out

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fight using bare fists.

Similar
fisticuffsbare-hand boxingbarehanded boxingbare-knuckle boxingduking it outhand-to-hand combat

verbTo fight using bare fists.

Similar
duke it out

More synonyms by meaning

nouna fight with bare fists

Similar
fisticuffsslugfest
Broader
fightfightingcombat
Also see
fisticuffsscrapeslugfest

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fist + fight.

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Translations

Chinese 互殴, 拳击
  • 互殴 (hu4.ou1)a fight using bare fists
  • 拳击 (quan2.ji1)a fight using bare fists
Finnish nyrkkitappelu, nyrkkeillä paljain käsin
  • nyrkkitappelua fight using bare fists
  • nyrkkeillä paljain käsinto fight using bare fists
French pugilat
  • pugilata fight using bare fists
Hungarian ökölharc
  • ökölharca fight using bare fists
Latin pugna
  • pugnaa fight using bare fists
Tagalog suntukan
  • suntukana fight using bare fists
Turkish yumrukla dövüş
  • yumrukla dövüşa fight using bare fists
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APA

fistfight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistfight

MLA

“fistfight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistfight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fistfight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistfight.

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