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Noun foiling has 1 sense
- frustration, thwarting, foiling - an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
--1 is a kind of hindrance, interference
Verb foil has 3 senses
- foil - enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
--1 is one way to contrast, counterpoint
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
--2 is one way to prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- foil - cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors"
--3 is one way to cover
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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