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Fisticuffs meaning

  1. plural of fisticuff
  2. An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people.
  3. Bare-knuckled boxing, a form of boxing done without boxing gloves or similar padding.

Synonyms of Fisticuffs

Using Fisticuffs

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of fisticuff | An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people. | Bare-knuckled boxing, a form of boxing done without boxing gloves or similar padding.
  • Useful related words include: fistfight, slugfest, fight, fighting.
  • In the example corpus, fisticuffs often appears in combinations such as: to fisticuffs, fisticuffs with, in fisticuffs.

Context around Fisticuffs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Fisticuffs

  • In this selection, "fisticuffs" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fashioned, exchanging, forth, danielson, came and sharp stand out and add context to how "fisticuffs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and forth fisticuffs danielson landed and and onscreen fisticuffs techniques still. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fisticuffs" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fisticuffs

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

We start with the fisticuffs! (5 words)

After back and forth fisticuffs, Danielson landed another Busaiku Knee. (10 words)

Hart waved the men aside to act tough, but she bailed from fisticuffs. (13 words)

Rask was not the only unlikely member of the Bruins to engage in some fisticuffs, as David Pastrnak immediately challenged Dan Girardi to a fight after Girardi delivered a clean but heavy hit on Patrice Bergeron in the neutral zone in the third period. (44 words)

In the flashback sequence, the two challenge each other to fisticuffs, and what follows is Cliff more than holding his own and then throwing Lee into a car door just as the fight is broken up. (36 words)

It might sound silly at first, but maybe the answer isn't to come up with a new lightsaber type, but perhaps it's really going back to basics with some good old-fashioned fisticuffs. (35 words)

We start with the fisticuffs! (5 words)

Example sentences (20)

An incensed Dan insists on a fight, but Smitty refuses to engage in fisticuffs.

Canadians aren't always as polite and mild-mannered as we Yanks imagine, if not necessarily coming to fisticuffs.

Hart waved the men aside to act tough, but she bailed from fisticuffs.

It might sound silly at first, but maybe the answer isn't to come up with a new lightsaber type, but perhaps it's really going back to basics with some good old-fashioned fisticuffs.

We soon see Elvis embarking on more traditional spy quests, like exchanging fisticuffs with a few goons, fighting off ninjas with his partner, and flying around with his very own jetpack.

We start with the fisticuffs!

When other characters were playing around with fire and ice, she was winning bouts with military tech and fisticuffs.

After back and forth fisticuffs, Danielson landed another Busaiku Knee.

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However, Ray J’s cache in the game almost took a literal hit after he allegedly almost got into some fisticuffs with three of reportedly breaking up the beef.

In a new behind-the-scenes featurette for the movie, the cast and crew explore exactly how director Dev Patel found the balance between delivering audiences authentic fisticuffs with polished choreography.

While the series features explosions, shootouts, fisticuffs and car chases, Francesca Sloane, who co-created the series with Glover and serves as showrunner, says this new “Mr.

At one point, one of the guys, his wig actually came off and it came to fisticuffs.

More fisticuffs came at 8:59 when Robert Bortuzzo and Jarred Tinordi squared off at center ice.

Assaults, fisticuffs, sharp weapon attacks, appear more often in the news even though the percent of these crimes may not have changed.

As someone who used to document Edelman’s proclivity to be willing to engage in fisticuffs at the drop of a hat, this version of Edelman had not been seen in years.

Essentially it’s about the “struggle, the successes, the betrayals, the egos, the insecurities, the affairs, the divorces, the fisticuffs, the friendships broken” that defined the formation of Leftfield Theatre and its first play.

In the flashback sequence, the two challenge each other to fisticuffs, and what follows is Cliff more than holding his own and then throwing Lee into a car door just as the fight is broken up.

Parents not put off by some harsh fisticuffs, Adonis and Bianca’s jumping of the marital gun and the occasional S-word may consider giving the green light to mature teens.

Rask was not the only unlikely member of the Bruins to engage in some fisticuffs, as David Pastrnak immediately challenged Dan Girardi to a fight after Girardi delivered a clean but heavy hit on Patrice Bergeron in the neutral zone in the third period.

Famed stuntman Yakima Canutt and he developed and perfected stunts and onscreen fisticuffs techniques still used today.

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Common combinations with fisticuffs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fisticuffs" in a sentence?
An example: "An incensed Dan insists on a fight, but Smitty refuses to engage in fisticuffs." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "fisticuffs" from authentic English texts.
What does "fisticuffs" mean?
Fisticuffs means: plural of fisticuff
What are synonyms of "fisticuffs"?
Common synonyms of "fisticuffs" include: fistfight, slugfest, fight, fighting, combat, scrap, boxing, pugilism. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "fisticuffs" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "fisticuffs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.