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Meanings of fistfight in English

Catalan
cops de puny
Spanish
puñetazos

A fight with bare fists.

cops de puny
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Examples for "fisticuffs"
Examples for "fisticuffs"
1
Really, she was getting very tired of these constant bouts of fisticuffs.
Blameless
2
Economics fisticuffs No one's arguing sustainable growth is a good thing.
Radio NZ
3
In this the twins agreed: fisticuffs were not worth their time.
Imprudence
4
Student food is a minefield; with freezer politics ending in fisticuffs.
The Guardian
5
All week, by golly, I am hearing about you and the fisticuffs business.
The power of one
1
That was a three-day slugfest, made Hope look like a minor skirmish.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
2
This equivocation within the conservative community is manifesting itself in a slugfest online.
Wired
3
Take it easy, Ed; you don't want to start a slugfest in here.
The Edge of the Knife
4
The first half was a slugfest, with neither team leading by more than seven.
Reuters
5
A blistering backhand gave her the advantage following a baseline slugfest with the Czech.
The South African
Usage of fistfight in English
1
He left it alone and said, This fistfight between Lobbrecht and Levy.
Driving Heat
2
Pulido called Mexico's emergency services around midnight on Sunday after the fistfight.
Reuters
3
A fistfight-thethird of the night-hadbroken out on the dance floor.
The talisman
4
Another had him intentionally run over while lying facedown, following a fistfight.
Bones of the Lost
5
The union men are good in a fistfight, and they have chapters everywhere.
The half-made world
6
FS: I ended up having a fistfight with another young man.
Ebony
7
M and I can take cover easy enough from a fistfight.
Rogues
8
Their discussions always finish just on the verge of a fistfight.
The eye of the leopard
9
What was this fistfight about earlier in the evening, Ms. Cosi?
Roast mortem
10
And the fistfight is between two men who want to marry the bull.
The Guardian
11
The standoff, according to the New York Times, was resolved by a massive fistfight.
The Guardian
12
Music is best if it is simple enough to hum during a drunken fistfight.
Beyond Caprica
13
End up in a fistfight with somebody, OK? Sign up for the Minute email.
The Guardian
14
All that really interrupts the disco flow is an occasional fistfight and angry exchange.
Reuters
15
Just a recon, or you want another fistfight with them?" "Let's see."
Jacinto's Remnant
16
Before a fistfight could break out, I gestured to Mahoney.
A farewell to legs: an aaron tucker mystery
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