Collocations for fist - noun

balled (esp. AmE), clenched, closed, tight
loose
little, small, tiny
giant, huge, large, massive
gloved
bare
He was punching the man with his bare fists.

left, right
flying
I managed to duck his flying fists.

angry
Diago pounded an angry fist against the wall.

form, make
He closed his fingers to form a fist.

ball (esp. AmE), clench, close, tighten
unclench, uncurl
bang, beat, hit, plant, pound, punch, slam, smack, smash, strike, thump
He banged his fist loudly on the table.
He punched his fist in the air.

drive, ram, shove, throw, thrust
He thrust his fist forward and smashed her face.

shake, wave
The man was shaking his fist at us through the window.

pump
‘Yeah, you did it!’ Sally said, pumping her fist in the air.

lift, raise
She raised her fist in a gesture of defiance.

swing
He swung his fists wildly at his attacker's head.

bring back, draw back, pull back
She drew back her fist and threw a punch at his nose.

use
Cailean was tired of using his fists to get everything he wanted.

ball, clench, curl, tighten
She saw Joe's fists clench.

collide with sth, connect with sth, hit sth, strike sth
He felt Michelle's fist connect with his jaw.

pound (sth), slam (sth), smash (sth)
A fist slammed on the table in front of her.

land
His fist landed forcefully against Mike's jaw.

fly
She ran at him, her fists flying.

fight

in your fist
She was holding a hammer in her fist.

clench your hand into a fist