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foil (verb)

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  • foil — I. /fɔɪl / (say foyl) verb (t) 1. to frustrate (a person, an attempt, a purpose); baffle; baulk. 2. Obsolete to defeat; repulse; check. –noun 3. Obsolete a defeat; check; repulse. {Middle English foile(n), from Old French fuler trample. See… …  

  • foil — Ⅰ. foil [1] ► VERB ▪ prevent the success of. ORIGIN originally in the sense «trample down»: perhaps from Old French fouler to full cloth, trample , from Latin fullo fuller . Ⅱ. foil [2] ► NOUN 1) metal h …   English terms dictionary

  • foil — I verb baffle, balk, be obstructive, bring to naught, cause to be nugatory, check, confound, counter, counteract, countermine, cripple, crush, dash, dash one s hopes, defeat, disable, disappoint, disrupt, eludere, frustrate, get in the way of,… …   Law dictionary

  • foil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 metal in a thin sheet ADJECTIVE ▪ aluminium (BrE), aluminum (AmE), gold, silver, tin ▪ kitchen (BrE) … OF FOIL …   Collocations dictionary

  • FOIL method — A visual representation of the FOIL rule. Each colored line represents two terms that must be multiplied. In elementary algebra, FOIL is a mnemonic for the standard method of multiplying two binomials hence the method may be referred to as the… …   Wikipedia

  • foil — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, alteration of fullen to full cloth, from Anglo French foller more at full Date: 14th century 1. obsolete trample 2. a. to prevent from attaining an end ; defeat < always able to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foil — [[t]fɔ͟ɪl[/t]] foils, foiling, foiled 1) N UNCOUNT 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. 2) VERB If you foil someone s plan or attempt to… …   English dictionary

  • foil — I UK [fɔɪl] / US noun Word forms foil : singular foil plural foils 1) [uncountable] very light thin sheets of metal used for wrapping things, especially food Wrap the cheese in foil to keep it moist. 2) [countable, usually singular] someone or… …   English dictionary

  • foil — foil1 [ fɔıl ] noun 1. ) uncount very light thin sheets of metal used for wrapping things, especially food: Wrap the cheese in foil to keep it moist. 2. ) count usually singular someone or something that makes another person or thing seem better… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • foil — 1. noun /fɔɪl/ a) A very thin sheet of metal. but after giving her a dodge, heres another b follows me upon the foil. b) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food. S …   Wiktionary

  • foil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. frustrate, battle, balk, circumvent. See hindrance. n. contrast, setoff; leaf, sheet (of metal); sword, épée. See opposition, layer, arms. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Leaf metal] Syn. aluminum foil,… …   English dictionary for students

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