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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 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 does foil mean?

   • 1. To cover or back with foil. 2. To wrap (strands of hair) in pieces of foil in order to isolate them after bleach or color has been applied. 3. To set off by contrast. [Middle English, from Old French foille, from Latin folia, pl. of folium, leaf; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.] n. 1.

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   What is foil used for?

   • Foil is metal that is as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in. 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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   What does foilen mean in English?

   • Middle English foilen "to trample, tread upon, mortify (the flesh), oppress," alteration of fullen "to full (cloth), trample down, oppress," perhaps by analogy with loanwords from French with palatal l that result in variants with -oi- and -u-, as coilen, cullen "to select for quality, pick out, cull entry 1 " — more at full entry 5

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   FOIL definition: 1. a very thin sheet of metal, especially used to wrap food in to keep it fresh: 2. a piece of a…. Learn more.

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     FOIL meaning: 1. a very thin sheet of metal, especially used...

   • Znaczenie Foil, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     FOIL definicja: 1. a very thin sheet of metal, especially...

   • Foil: Arabic Translation

     FOIL translate: وَرَق مَعْدَني. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Foil: Japanese Translation

     FOIL translate: （料理用）ホイル, ホイル. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Foil: Korean Translation

     FOIL translate: 포일. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Foil Spanish Translation

     FOIL translate: lámina de metal, papel de aluminio, papel de...

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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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   Foil can mean a thin sheet of metal, a contrasting element, a sword, or a verb meaning to frustrate or cover. Learn the different meanings, origins, and examples of foil from Dictionary.com.

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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 ” see more. verb. cover or back with foil.

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   If you refer to one thing or person as a foil for another, you approve of the fact that they contrast with each other and go well together, often in a way that makes the second thing or person seem better or less harmful.

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    Foil can mean a thin metal sheet, a contrasting element, or a fencing sword. Learn how to use foil in different contexts with pictures, pronunciation and collocations.