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| 1. | [ noun ] a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal | |
| Examples: | "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" |
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| Related terms: | sheet_metal aluminum_foil tinfoil gold_foil chaff | |
| 2. | [ verb ] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | |
| Synonyms: | frustrate thwart cross bilk scotch baffle spoil queer | |
| Examples: | "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge" "foil your opponent" |
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| Related terms: | prevent discourage disappoint short-circuit dash ruin double_cross frustrating frustration cross | |
| 3. | [ verb ] enhance by contrast | |
| Examples: | "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background" |
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| Related terms: | contrast enhancer | |
| 4. | [ noun ] anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities | |
| Synonyms: | enhancer | |
| Examples: | "pretty girls like plain friends as foils" |
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| Related terms: | attention enhance | |
| 5. | [ verb ] cover or back with foil | |
| Examples: | "foil mirrors" |
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| Related terms: | cover | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through | |
| Synonyms: | hydrofoil | |
| Examples: | "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils" |
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| Related terms: | device | |
| 7. | [ noun ] picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector | |
| Synonyms: | transparency | |
| Related terms: | picture slide viewgraph | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 26595 | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (sport,arms) a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button | |
| Related terms: | fencing_sword | |
| Similar spelling: |
fowl foul fool foal Fowle folly folio folie Foley foully follow |
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