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| | forestall | (ฟอร์สทอล') vt. ป้องกัน, ขัดขวาง, ยับยั้ง, ชิงทำก่อน, ดักหน้า, See also: forestaller n. forestallment n., Syn. predict | | forestation | (ฟอริสเท'เชิน) n. การปลูกป่า | | forestay | (ฟอร์'สเท) n. เชือกสายระโยงจากกระโดงหน้าไปยังหัวเรือ |
| | forestall | (vt) เป็นต่อ, ขึ้นหน้า, ดักหน้า, ขัดขวาง, ยับยั้ง |
| | | ดักหน้า | (v) forestall, See also: bar, obstruct, hinder, prevent, Example: ฉันต้องไปดักหน้าเขาไว้ก่อน เพื่อบอกความจริงกับเขา, Thai Definition: คอยสกัดกั้นหรือคอยจับอยู่ก่อนแล้ว | | ดักคอ | (v) forestall, See also: impede, preclude, obviate, intercept, obstruct, Syn. รู้ทัน, ดักหน้า, Example: พี่ชายดักคอน้องสาวเรื่องการไปเที่ยวเขาใหญ่, Thai Definition: พูดสกัดหรือกันไว้ล่วงหน้า |
| | ช่วงชิง | [chūangching] (v) EN: forestall ; steal a march on | | ดักหน้า | [dak nā] (v, exp) EN: forestall |
| | | | forestay | (n) an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast |
| | Forestaff | n. (Naut.) An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, now superseded by the sextant; -- called also cross-staff. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Forestage | n. [ Cf. F. forestage. ] (O. Eng. Law) (a) A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters. (b) A service paid by foresters to the king. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Forestal | a. Of or pertaining to forests; as, forestal rights. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Forestall | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Forestalled p. pr. & vb. n. Forestalling. ] [ OE. forstallen to stop, to obstruct; to stop (goods) on the way to the market by buying them beforehand, from forstal obstruction, AS. forsteal, foresteall, prop., a placing one's self before another. See Fore, and Stall. ] 1. To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate. [ 1913 Webster ] What need a man forestall his date of grief,
And run to meet what he would most avoid? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance. [ 1913 Webster ] An ugly serpent which forestalled their way. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ] But evermore those damsels did forestall
Their furious encounter. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] To be forestalled ere we come to fall. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Habit is a forestalled and obstinate judge. Rush. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To deprive; -- with of. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] All the better; may
This night forestall him of the coming day! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Eng. Law) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market. [ 1913 Webster ]
To forestall the market, to buy or contract for merchandise or provision on its way to market, with the intention of selling it again at a higher price; to dissuade persons from bringing their goods or provisions there; or to persuade them to enhance the price when there. This was an offense at law in England until 1844. Burrill.
Syn. -- To anticipate; monopolize; engross. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Forestaller | n. One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Forestay | n. (Naut.) A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | | 緑化 | [りょっか(P);りょくか, ryokka (P); ryokuka] (n, vs) greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation; (P) #17,287 [Add to Longdo] | | 先手 | [せんて, sente] (n) (1) the first move; forestalling; initiative; (2) black player (shogi); (P) #18,456 [Add to Longdo] | | 伐採 | [ばっさい, bassai] (n, vs) lumbering; felling; deforestation; (P) #18,504 [Add to Longdo] | | して遣られる | [してやられる, shiteyarareru] (exp, v1) (uk) (See して遣る) to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted [Add to Longdo] | | 機先 | [きせん, kisen] (n) forestall [Add to Longdo] | | 機先を制する | [きせんをせいする, kisenwoseisuru] (exp, vs-s) to beat someone to the punch; to have the drop; to forestall [Add to Longdo] | | 後手に回る;後手にまわる | [ごてにまわる, gotenimawaru] (exp, v5r) to be forestalled; to fall behind [Add to Longdo] | | 治山 | [ちさん, chisan] (n) forest conservation; afforestation [Add to Longdo] | | 出し抜く | [だしぬく, dashinuku] (v5k, vt) to forestall; to anticipate; to jump the gun on; to outwit; to circumvent; to steal a march on [Add to Longdo] | | 植林 | [しょくりん, shokurin] (n, vs) afforestation; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
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