[ fɔɪst ]
■ verb ( ~ someone/thing on ) impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'dishonestly manipulate a dice'): from Du. dialect vuisten 'take in the hand', from vuist (see fist ).
[ fɔɪst ]
■ verb ( ~ someone/thing on ) impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'dishonestly manipulate a dice'): from Du. dialect vuisten 'take in the hand', from vuist (see fist ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004