The definition :


Definitions of foil:

  • noun:   a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
  • noun:   a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
    Example: "The photographic film was wrapped in foil"
  • noun:   picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
  • noun:   anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
    Example: "Pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
  • 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
    Example: "The fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
  • verb:   enhance by contrast
    Example: "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
  • verb:   cover or back with foil
    Example: "Foil mirrors"
  • verb:   hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    Example: "Foil your opponent"
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #26595)



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Public tipsters help foil fugitive murder suspect (AP via Yahoo! News)
Public tipsters help foil fugitive murder suspect (AP via Yahoo! News)
Public tipsters help foil fugitive murder suspect (The Charlotte Observer)
Public tipsters help foil fugitive murder suspect (The Charlotte Observer)
Public tipsters help foil fugitive murder suspect (The Pantagraph)
Public tipsters help foil fugitive murder suspect (The Pantagraph)
Zamboanga police foil bombing attempt (Yehey!)
Zamboanga police foil bombing attempt (Yehey!)
Public Tipsters Help Foil Fugitive Murder Suspect (KAIT Jonesboro)
Public Tipsters Help Foil Fugitive Murder Suspect (KAIT Jonesboro)
Broward zoning laws foil church's bid to build (The Palm Beach Post)
Broward zoning laws foil church's bid to build (The Palm Beach Post)