backfist

ˈbækfɪst

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Definition of backfist - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

martial arts

TECH.

punch using the back of the fist

TECH.

He surprised his opponent with a quick backfist.

Verb

tr.

martial arts

TECH.

hit with the back of the fist

TECH.

He backfisted his opponent during the match.

hit

strike

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Origin of backfist

English, back (reverse) + fist (hand)

Examples of backfist in a sentence

She practiced her backfist technique for hours.
She backfisted the punching bag with precision.
In training, he learned to backfist swiftly and accurately.

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French:revers du poing, frapper du revers du poing, ...
German:Rückhandschlag, zurückschlagen, ...
Italian:rovescio, colpire con il dorso del pugno, ...
Spanish:golpe de revés, golpear, ...
Portuguese:soco invertido, golpear com o dorso do punho, ...
Chinese:背拳, 用拳背击打, ...
Japanese:バックフィスト, バックフィストで打つ, ...
Arabic:ضربة ظهر القبضة, ضَرَبَ بِظَهْرِ القَبْضَة, ...
Hebrew:מַכַּת גַּב הָאֶגְרוֹף, לְהַכּוֹת עִם גַּב הָאֶגְרוֹף, ...
Russian:удар тыльной стороной кулака, ударять, ...
Ukrainian:удар тильною стороною кулака, вдарити тильною стороною кулака, ...
Hindi:मुट्ठी के पिछले हिस्से का मुक्का, मुट्ठी के पिछले हिस्से से मारना, ...
Bengali:ব্যাকফিস্ট, মুষ্টির পেছন দিয়ে আঘাত করা, ...
Catalan:cop de puny invers, colpejar amb el dors del puny, ...
Czech:hřbetní úder, udeřit hřbetem pěsti, ...
Danish:baghåndsslag, slå, ...
Dutch:achterwaartse vuistslag, terugslaan, ...
Greek:χτύπημα με την πίσω πλευρά της γροθιάς, χτυπώ με την πίσω πλευρά της γροθιάς, ...
Hungarian:kézhátütés, kézfejjel megütni, ...
Khmer:កណ្ដាប់ដៃវាយបកក្រោយ, វាយដោយខ្នងកណ្តាប់ដៃ, ...
Korean:백피스트, 등주먹으로 치다, ...
Persian:پشت‌مشت, با پشت مشت ضربه زد, ...
Polish:cios grzbietem pięści, uderzać grzbietem pięści, ...
Portuguese (BR):soco invertido, acertar com as costas do punho, ...
Romanian:lovitură cu dosul pumnului, a lovi cu dosul pumnului, ...
Swedish:bakslag, bakhandsslå, ...
Thai:การชกหลังมือ, ตีหลังมือ, ...
Turkish:arka yumruk, yumruğun tersiyle vurmak, ...
Vietnamese:cú đấm lưng tay, đánh ngược, ...

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