1. foil - noun
· a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
Hypernym(s): sheet_metal
2. foil - noun
· anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
Synonym(s): enhancer
Hypernym(s): attention
3. foil - 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; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
Synonym(s): hydrofoil
Hypernym(s): device
4. foil - noun
· picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
Synonym(s): transparency
Hypernym(s): picture, image, icon, ikon
5. foil - noun
· a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
Hypernym(s): fencing_sword
6. foil - verb
· enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
Hypernym(s): contrast, counterpoint
7. foil - verb
· hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
Synonym(s): thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
Hypernym(s): prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
8. foil - verb
· cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors"
Hypernym(s): cover
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