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Meaning of 'foist' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Foist [ n.]
- A light and fast-sailing ship.
- A foister; a sharper.
- A trick or fraud; a swindle.
2 . Foist [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'foist' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . foist [ v]
Meaning (1):
- to force onto another
Example in sentence:
  • He foisted his work on me

Nearby Words:

foible foil foilable foiled foiler foiling foin foinery foiningly foison

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