Foil Meaning and Definition

Word: Foil

How to pronounce: fɔɪl

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.

Example sentences: "A brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery"

Noun

Definitions:

1. The track or scent of a hunted animal.

2. A setback in an enterprise; a defeat.

Noun

Definitions:

1. Metal hammered or rolled into a thin flexible sheet, used chiefly for covering or wrapping food.

Example sentences: "Aluminum foil"

2. A person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another.

Example sentences: "The earthy taste of grilled vegetables is a perfect foil for the tart bite of creamy goat cheese"

3. A leaf-shaped curve formed by the cusping of an arch or circle, typically occurring in groups of three or more in Gothic tracery.

Noun

Definitions:

1. A light fencing sword without cutting edges but with a button on its point.

Example sentences: "Each adversary was dressed in a white jacket, the buttons of their foils were dipped in liquid; that of Lapiere's red, Le Brun's black."

Noun

Definitions:

1. Each of the winglike structures fitted to a hydrofoil's hull to lift it clear of the water at speed.

Example sentences: "Roller-furling headsails should be removed from the foils not only do they create windage but the chance of their unrolling is great."

Synonyms:

metal paper

tinfoil

leaf

foil paper

tape

film

pellicle

transparency

thwart

hydrofoil

Derivations:

foiling

foiled

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Foil in Other Languages...

Spanish: Frustrar

German: Folie

French: Clinquant

Italian: Lamina

Turkish: Folyo