ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Foist', Synonyms of 'Foist' & More on 'Foist'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

foist
    v 1: to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me"
    2: insert surreptitiously or without warrant

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Foist \Foist\ (foist), n. [OF. fuste stick, boat, fr. L. fustis
   cudgel. Cf. 1st Fust.]
   A light and fast-sailing ship. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Foist \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.
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         Lest negligence or partiality might admit or foist in
         abuses and corruption.                   --R. Carew.
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         When a scripture has been corrupted . . . by a
         supposititious foisting of some words in. --South.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Foist \Foist\, n.
   1. A foister; a sharper. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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   2. A trick or fraud; a swindle. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Thesaurus Results for Foist:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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