FOIST ON

Meaning of FOIST ON in English

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FOIST ON — see foist
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOIST — transitive verb Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to take into one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst fist; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOIST — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: from earlier fuste, from Middle French, from fust wood, stick, beam, barrel, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOIST — (n.) A trick or fraud; a swindle.
Английский словарь Webster
FOIST — (n.) A foister; a sharper.
Английский словарь Webster
FOIST — (v. t.) To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, …
Английский словарь Webster
FOIST — (n.) A light and fast-sailing ship.
Английский словарь Webster
FOIST — /foyst/ , v.t. 1. to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually fol. by on or upon ): to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOIST — v. defraud, con into buying goods of poor quality; penetrate through cunning
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOIST — transitive verb Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to take into one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst fist; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOIST — noun a foister; a sharper. 2. foist ·noun a trick or fraud; a swindle. 3. foist ·noun a light and …
Webster English vocab
FOIST — [ fɔɪst ] ■ verb ( ~ someone/thing on ) impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOIST — [foist] vt [prob. fr. obs. D vuisten to take into one's hand, fr. MD vuysten, fr. vuyst fist; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOIST — foist BrE AmE fɔɪst ▷ foisted ˈfɔɪst ɪd -əd ▷ foisting ˈfɔɪst ɪŋ ▷ foists fɔɪsts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOIST — / fɔɪst; NAmE / verb • PHRASAL VERBS - foist sb/sth on / upon sb •• WORD ORIGIN mid 16th …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOIST — foist /fɔɪst/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from early modern Dutch vuisten 'to take into your …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOIST — v.tr. (foll. by (off) on, (off) upon) 1 present (a thing) falsely as genuine or superior. 2 falsely fix the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOIST — v.tr. (foll. by (off) on, (off) upon) 1 present (a thing) falsely as genuine or superior. 2 falsely fix the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOIST — v.tr. (foll. by (off) on, (off) upon) 1. present (a thing) falsely as genuine or superior. 2 falsely fix the …
Oxford English vocab
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOIST — ( foists, foisting, foisted) • foist on If you say that someone foists something on you, or foists it upon …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOIST — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) ~ on If you say that someone ~s something on you, or ~s it upon you, you …
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ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOIST — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Some of the critics want to foist their narrow ideological positions on him. ▪ The …
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FOIST — something on/upon someone [phrasal verb] [+ object +object], foist something off on someone [phrasal verb] [+ object +object] - to …
Cambridge English vocab
FOIST — Synonyms and related words : bamboozle, barge in, beguile, break in, break in upon, burst in, butt in, charge in, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOIST — To give someone an unpleasant job, task or thing. Example: I was going to pick up the folks at the …
Slang English vocab
FOIST — v. palm or pass off, impose, unload, put (off), push (off), Colloq lay (off), Brit fob off: Don't try to …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOIST — гл. всунуть, всучить, навязать (off) The salesman foisted the faulty machine (off) on the lady. ≈ Продавец всучил ей сломанный …
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ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOIST — foist.ogg fɔıst v 1> (on, upon) всучить, навязать to foist a bad coin on smb. - всучить кому-л. фальшивую монету …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOIST — v 1> (on, upon) всучить, навязать to foist a bad coin on smb. - всучить кому-л. фальшивую монету to foist …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOIST — гл. = foist off всунуть, всучить, навязать The salesman foisted the faulty machine (off) on the lady. — Продавец всучил …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOIST — гл. - foist off всунуть, всучить, навязать The salesman foisted the faulty machine (off) on the lady. — Продавец всучил женщине сломанный …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOIST — гл. всунуть, всучить, навязать (off) The salesman foisted the faulty machine (off) on the lady. ≈ Продавец всучил ей сломанный …
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YOUR
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S
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RIGHT
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PUT
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OUT
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OFF
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LAY
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KEEP
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IT
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HAVE
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GROUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cricket field/ground/pitch (= area of ground where cricket is played ) ▪ the …
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GOOD
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GO
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GET
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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DO
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BACK
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