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foist

/fɔɪst/

foistverb

foisted

Past Simple

foisted

Past Participle

foisting

Gerund

/fɔɪst/

Translations

He tried to foist his opinion on everyone at the meeting.

Он пытался навязывать свое мнение всем на собрании.

Definitions

To impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on someone.

He tried to foist his unwanted advice on everyone at the meeting.

To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.

The company was accused of trying to foist inferior products onto the market.

To fraudulently pass off something false or inferior as genuine, valuable, or legitimate.

The art dealer foisted a fake Picasso onto an unsuspecting buyer.

Synonyms

pass off

force upon

foistnoun

foists

/fɔɪst/

Archaic noun senses (small vessel; foul smell). Rare in modern usage.

Definitions

Archaic: a small coastal sailing vessel or lighter used for transporting goods.

The traders loaded the barrels onto the foist before the tide turned.

Obsolete, slang: a foul smell or the act of breaking wind.

A sudden foist made the guests wrinkle their noses in disgust.