FISTFIGHT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A fight with bare fists

Synonyms:

fistfight; fisticuffs; slugfest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fistfight" is a kind of...):

combat; fight; fighting; scrap (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fistfight"):

punch-up (a fistfight)

Derivation:

fistfight (fight with the fists)

Meaning:

Fight with the fists

Example:

The man wanted to fist-fight

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "fistfight" is one way to...):

contend; fight; struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

fistfight (a fight with bare fists)