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   foil

   /fɔɪl/

   verb

   • 1. prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding: "a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery"
   • ▪ frustrate the efforts or plans of: "their rivals were foiled by the weather"
   • ▪ (of a hunted animal) run over or cross (ground or a scent or track) in such a way as to confuse the hounds.

   noun

   • 1. the track or scent of a hunted animal.
   • 2. a setback in an enterprise; a defeat. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘trample down’): perhaps from Old French fouler ‘to full cloth, trample’, based on Latin fullo ‘fuller’. Compare with full2.

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   What does foil mean?

   • 1. extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper. silver foil. 2. a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter. She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister. Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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   What is foil used for?

   • Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in. Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil. ...aluminium foil. 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.

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   What does it mean to be a tin foil?

   • If you're having trouble remembering this definition, think about a shiny piece of tin foil. It reflects an image back to you, so if you're a foil to someone, their image is reflected off of you in a positive light. Your brother's mediocre grades might serve as a foil to your intelligence.

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   What if you foil someone's plan or attempt to do something?

   • 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 on a jeweller's by grabbing the raider's shotgun. [VERB noun] The idea of building a roof terrace was also foiled by the planning authorities. [VERB noun]

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   The meaning of FOIL is to prevent from attaining an end : defeat. How to use foil in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Foil.

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   verb (used with object) to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government. Synonyms: hamper, impede, thwart. to keep (a person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc.

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   1. metal in the form of very thin sheets: aluminum foil. 2. the metallic backing applied to glass to form a mirror. 3. a thin layer of metal placed under a gem in a closed setting to improve its color or brilliancy. 4. a person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast.

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   Definitions of foil. verb. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. “ foil your opponent”. synonyms: baffle, bilk, confound, cross, frustrate, queer, scotch, scuttle, spoil, thwart. see more. noun. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal. “the photographic film was wrapped in foil ”.

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   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.