eng: foil

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Meaning
means	(noun) a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" foil
means	(noun) anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils" foil, enhancer
means	(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" hydrofoil, foil
means	(noun) picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector foil, transparency
means	(noun) a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button foil
means	(verb) enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background" foil
means	(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" scotch, baffle, foil, cross, spoil, queer, bilk, thwart, frustrate
means	(verb) cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors" foil
means	e/Foil (band)
means	e/Foil (literature)
means	e/Foil-Fencing