Foil - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
verb
Extra examples
Her husband's steadiness acts as a foil to her impetuousness.
The prisoner's attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute.
Cover the chicken with silver foil and bake.
A massive arms-smuggling plan has been foiled by the CIA.
In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background
Enclose the fish in foil and bake.
She wrapped the fish in foil and baked it for 15 minutes.
...he plays the role of the duplicitous knave who tries to foil the play's hero...
...the lithe blade of a fencing foil...
Cover the bowl with aluminum foil, and then use a fork to perforate the foil.
When I get my hair highlighted, I look like a giant roll of aluminum foil.
The simple stone floor is the perfect foil for the brightly coloured furnishings.
There's a new roll of silver foil in there.
Wrap the cake in a double thickness of foil.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: foil
he/she/it: foils
present participle: foiling
past tense: foiled
past participle: foiled
singular: foil
plural: foils
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