A fistfight is a fight between two people using their fists. It can be very violent, and it's usually a very dangerous situation.
The fight started when one of the students punched the other one in the face.
The fight started when one of the students tried to steal the other student's purse.
noun
a fight with bare fists
Synonyms:
verb
fight with the fists
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Cargunka knocks the man unconscious in the requisite fistfight.
2
This is a debate, not a fistfight.
3
Brian and JB engage in a fistfight.
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In the mist of the fistfight, the girls flee in terror.
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I do not want to get into a fistfight.
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She almost started a fistfight with the waiter.
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Quickly, they break out into a lengthy fistfight.
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At Jeffreys Bay, this has lead to many a fistfight on the beach.
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Frank and Leary get into a fistfight, and Leary falls out the elevator.
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The attempt to impeach Long touched off fistfights on the state House floor.