Definition of 'foist'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense foists
, present participle foisting
, past tense, past participle foisted
Phrasal verbs:
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foist in British English
verb (transitive)
1. (often foll by off or on)
2. (usually foll by in or into)
to insert surreptitiously or wrongfully
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Word origin
C16: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to enclose in one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuist fist
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foist in American English
verb transitive
1.
to put in slyly or surreptitiously, as a clause into a contract
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Word origin
prob. < dial. Du vuisten, to hold in the hand; hence, in dicing, to hide or palm in the hand < vuist, a fist, akin to fistWord Frequency
foist in American English
(fɔist)
transitive verb
1. (usually fol. by on or upon)
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably
to foist inferior merchandise on a customer
2. (usually fol. by in or into)
to bring, put, or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently
to foist political views into a news story
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[1535–45; ‹ D dial. vuisten, deriv. of vuist fist]Examples of 'foist' in a sentence
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