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1. (v.t.) foist
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usu. fol. by off, on, or upon):
to foist inferior goods on a customer.
2. foist
to put or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently (usu. fol. by in or into).
Etymology: (1535–45; < dial. D vuisten,fist)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) foist
to force onto another
"He foisted his work on me"
2. (verb) foist
insert surreptitiously or without warrant
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) foist
a light and fast-sailing ship
2. (noun) foist
a foister; a sharper
3. (noun) foist
a trick or fraud; a swindle
4. (verb) foist
to insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; -- usually followed by in
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