v.
1.state emphatically and authoritatively
2.announce publicly or officially
3.state firmly
4.declare to be
5.authorize payments of
6.designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
7.make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
8.proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
Idiom of the Day
foul up (something) or foul (something) up
to do badly, to mess something up
There was a problem with our hotel reservations which fouled up our plans.
