pump one's fist

verb

To thrust forward one's fist, as in celebration.

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Meanings

verbpump one's fist (third-person singular simple present pumps one's fist, present participle pumping one's fist, simple past and past participle pumped one's fist)

present singular third person pumps one's fist · participle present pumping one's fist · participle past pumped one's fist · past pumped one's fist

  1. To thrust forward one's fist, as in celebration.

    A nail-biting final set appeared to be unfolding but it was Li who buckled under the pressure, giving up another break of serve with a double fault and a wayward backhand in game four, and Clijsters pumped her fist as she closed in on victory.

    2011 January 29, Piers Newbery, “Australian Open: Kim Clijsters beats Li Na in final”, in BBC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fist pump
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APA

pump one's fist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pump%20one's%20fist

MLA

“pump one's fist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pump%20one's%20fist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pump one's fist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pump%20one's%20fist.

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