About The Word Foist
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Foist
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What's The Definition Of Foist?
[v] insert surreptitiously or without warrant
[v] to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me" Synonyms | Synonyms for Foist: Related Terms | Find terms related to Foist: bamboozle | barge in | beguile | break in | break in upon | burst in | butt in | charge in | cheat | come between | crash | crash in | crash the gates | creep in | crowd in | cut in | deceive | defraud | delude | drag in | dupe | edge in | elbow in | encroach | entrench | foist in | foist on | fudge in | gull | hoax | hoodwink | horn in | impinge | implant in | impose | impose on | impose upon | infiltrate | inflict | infringe | inject in | insert in | insinuate | insinuate in | intercalate | interfere | interjaculate | interject | interlope | interpolate | interpose | intervene | introduce in | intrude | invade | irrupt | lay off | lug in | mislead | obtrude | overreach | palm | palm off | pass off | pass off on | pass the buck | play on | press in | presume upon | push in | push off | put across | put between | put off | put on | put over | put upon | run in | rush in | sandwich | shift the blame | shift the responsibility | slink in | slip in | smash in | smuggle in | sneak in | squeeze in | steal in | storm in | swindle | take advantage of | throng in | throw in | thrust in | trench | trespass | trick | unload | wedge in | wish | work in | work on | worm | worm in See Also | bring down | enclose | impose | inclose | inflict | insert | introduce | put in | stick in | visit Foist In Webster's Dictionary \Foist\ (foist), n. [OF. fuste stick, boat, fr. L. fustis
cudgel. Cf. 1st {Fust}.]
A light and fast-sailing ship. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
\Foist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foisting}.] [Cf. OD. vysten to fizzle, D. veesten, E. fizz, fitchet, bullfist.] 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. Lest negligence or partiality might admit or foist in abuses and corruption. --R. Carew. When a scripture has been corrupted . . . by a supposititious foisting of some words in. --South. \Foist\, n. 1. A foister; a sharper. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 2. A trick or fraud; a swindle. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. |
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