Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fisticuff
Participle: fisticuffed
Gerund: fisticuffing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fisticuff |
| you | fisticuff |
| he;she;it | fisticuffs |
| we | fisticuff |
| you | fisticuff |
| they | fisticuff |
Perfect
| I | have fisticuffed |
| you | have fisticuffed |
| he;she;it | has fisticuffed |
| we | have fisticuffed |
| you | have fisticuffed |
| they | have fisticuffed |
Past
| I | fisticuffed |
| you | fisticuffed |
| he;she;it | fisticuffed |
| we | fisticuffed |
| you | fisticuffed |
| they | fisticuffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had fisticuffed |
| you | had fisticuffed |
| he;she;it | had fisticuffed |
| we | had fisticuffed |
| you | had fisticuffed |
| they | had fisticuffed |
Future
| I | will fisticuff |
| you | will fisticuff |
| he;she;it | will fisticuff |
| we | will fisticuff |
| you | will fisticuff |
| they | will fisticuff |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fisticuffed |
| you | will have fisticuffed |
| he;she;it | will have fisticuffed |
| we | will have fisticuffed |
| you | will have fisticuffed |
| they | will have fisticuffed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fisticuff |
| you | fisticuff |
| he;she;it | fisticuff |
| we | fisticuff |
| you | fisticuff |
| they | fisticuff |
Perfect
| I | have fisticuffed |
| you | have fisticuffed |
| he;she;it | have fisticuffed |
| we | have fisticuffed |
| you | have fisticuffed |
| they | have fisticuffed |
Imperfect
| I | fisticuffed |
| you | fisticuffed |
| he;she;it | fisticuffed |
| we | fisticuffed |
| you | fisticuffed |
| they | fisticuffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had fisticuffed |
| you | had fisticuffed |
| he;she;it | had fisticuffed |
| we | had fisticuffed |
| you | had fisticuffed |
| they | had fisticuffed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fisticuff |
| you | would fisticuff |
| he;she;it | would fisticuff |
| we | would fisticuff |
| you | would fisticuff |
| they | would fisticuff |
Perfect
| I | would have fisticuffed |
| you | would have fisticuffed |
| he;she;it | would have fisticuffed |
| we | would have fisticuffed |
| you | would have fisticuffed |
| they | would have fisticuffed |
Imperative
| you | fisticuff |
| we | Let's fisticuff |
| you | fisticuff |
Verbs conjugated like 'fisticuff'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fisticuff'
fishify,
fist-fuck,
fist-pump,
fistbump,
fistfuck,
mistify,
restuff,
scuff,
stiff,
stuff,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From fist + cuff (“blow with the hand”). Modern uses as a verb are a back-formation on the plural uses of the noun.
Sample Sentences
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Generously scattering a drop of my fortune on an early morning sea breeze. Should have jumped after it. Grabber at life's banquet follows a fortune to doom. As folk fleece and fisticuff in street. [1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 265:]
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Do they fisticuff with thunder-snaggs […] [1846, Making of America Project, The American Whig Review:]