Word: fistedly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Facing double teams on the perimeter throughout the fist half, Lin’s first shot attempt did not come until 12 minutes had ticked away—Harvard star connected on his first basket with 2:40 remaining in the first period...
...weekends ago, I went to you looking for help. I had dislocated my shoulder dancing. Yes, dancing. One too-forceful fist pump, and out popped my shoulder. After several unsuccessful attempts at popping it back into place on my own, I decided to go to you, even though I knew that you usually don’t handle shoulder dislocations. I guess I just thought that having you help call an ambulance might be preferable to having to figure everything...
Teams do have good reason to be cautious. Players from the pro leagues on down to high schools have contracted the virus. And to be fair, the clean-mitts camp has pushed for alternative gestures of good grace like fist-bumping or nodding at foes while saying, "Nice game." (See how not to get the H1N1...
...hands more often and sharing fewer towels, "it's hard not to shake someone's hand," says New Jersey Nets guard Rafer Alston. "It's something we're taught at birth. Are guys going to stop what they've been doing for 20 years? Nah. Not everybody does the fist bump...
...difficulty central banks have disposing of dollars they already hold. Dumping dollars on world markets would only depress its value further, undermining nations' own reserves. "Central banks will continue to get out of dollars on the margins, but they don't want to be seen selling dollars hand over fist," Englander says. Besides, with economies weak and interest rates at low levels throughout the industrialized world, there is a lack of better choices. "The dollar may not be attractive, but when you look at the alternatives, nothing is that exciting," says Englander...