This is the 6858th most frequent German word.
faust
"Faust" in German means "fist."
Here, "Faust" is used to refer to the physical fist of a boxer, demonstrating its literal usage.
Die Faust des Boxers war kraftvoll.
The boxer's fist was powerful.
In this sentence, "Faust" refers to the name of a classic German literary work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, used as a proper noun.
Er zitiert häufig Goethe's Faust.
He often quotes Goethe's Faust.
In this example, "mit der Faust" symbolically signifies using force or aggressive methods to deal with a situation.