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- verbfoil (verb) · foils (third person present) · foiled (past tense) · foiled (past participle) · foiling (present participle)
- prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding:"a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery"
- frustrate the efforts or plans of:"Errol Flynn was a dashing Mountie foiling Nazi agents in Canada"
- hunting(of a hunted animal) run over or cross (ground or a scent or track) in such a way as to confuse the hounds.
nounfoil (noun) · foils (plural noun)- huntingthe track or scent of a hunted animal.
- archaica setback in an enterprise; a defeat.
OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘trample down’): perhaps from Old French fouler ‘to full cloth, trample’, based on Latin fullo ‘fuller’. Compare with full.nounfoil (noun) · foils (plural noun)- metal hammered or rolled into a thin flexible sheet, used chiefly for covering or wrapping food:"aluminum foil"
- a person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another:"the earthy taste of grilled vegetables is a perfect foil for the tart bite of creamy goat cheese"
- a thin leaf of metal placed under a precious stone to increase its brilliance.
- architecturea leaf-shaped curve formed by the cusping of an arch or circle, typically occurring in groups of three or more in Gothic tracery.
OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin folium ‘leaf’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverbnoun- a person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another:
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foil in American English. (fɔɪl ) noun. 1. a leaflike, rounded space or design between cusps or in windows, etc., as in Gothic architecture. 2. a very thin sheet or leaf of metal; specif., such a sheet, as of aluminum, used for wrapping food, …
FOIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you foil someone's plan or attempt to do something, for example to commit a crime, you succeed in stopping them from doing what they want. A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery by grabbing the thief's shotgun.
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noun. /fɔɪl/. [uncountable] metal made into very thin sheets that is used for covering or wrapping things, especially food aluminum foil Cover the fish loosely with foil and bake for 30 minutes. see tinfoil.
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