foil

foil
01. The robbery was [foiled] by an off-duty policeman who was in the bank at the time depositing his paycheck.
02. Once again, Superman [foiled] the villain's plans to take over the planet.
03. He was arrested following a [foiled] attempt to steal a car.
04. Ireland's chances of winning its first world title could be [foiled] by the excellent Welsh team.
05. Stormy weather [foiled] their attempt to sail around the island.
06. Police have [foiled] an attempt to ship 15 kilograms of cocaine to L.A. from Seattle.
07. We wrapped the potatoes in aluminum [foil] and roasted them in the campfire.
08. Don't throw that tin [foil] in the garbage; it can be recycled.
09. The burial chambers contained within the pyramids are connected by a maze of passageways, including dead-ends designed to [foil] grave robbers.
10. During the Second World War, Hitler's planned invasion of Russia was [foiled] by the terrible winter weather.
11. The army says it has [foiled] an attempt by the enemy to drive them from their position.
12. The penalty shot was [foiled] by a brilliant stop on the part of the goalkeeper.
13. An unknown woman tried to steal a baby from the hospital nursery but was [foiled] by medical personnel.
14. In fencing, only the point of the [foil] can be used to score a point.
15. Kendo is a Japanese martial art in which people fight using bamboo [foils] or wooden swords.
16. British police say they have [foiled] at least eight terrorist attacks planned for England since 9/11.
17. The juice is packaged in [foil] packages which can be easily carried in a pants pocket or the pocket of a knapsack.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Foil — may refer to:Materials: * Metal leaf, a thin sheet of metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Plastic foil, a thin layer of plastics Fluid Mechanics: * Foil (fluid mechanics), a type of wing or blade used to provide lift * Foil… …   Wikipedia

  • Foil — Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Foil — Foil, n. 1. Failure of success when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage. Milton. [1913 Webster] Nor e er was fate so near a foil. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A blunt weapon used in fencing, resembling a smallsword in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Foil — (foil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foiled} (foild); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foiling}.] [F. fouler to tread or trample under one s feet, to press, oppress. See {Full}, v. t.] 1. To tread under foot; to trample. [1913 Webster] King Richard . . . caused the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foil — foil1 [foil] vt. [ME foilen < OFr fuler, to trample on, subdue: see FULL2] 1. to keep from being successful; thwart; frustrate 2. Hunting to make (a scent, trail, etc.) confused, as by recrossing, in order to balk the pursuers n. 1. Archaic… …   English World dictionary

  • foil — [ fɔjl ] n. m. • 1979; mot angl. « feuille, lame » ♦ Anglic. Plan porteur équipant les bateaux capables de déjauger. Foils latéraux de l hydroptère. ● foil nom masculin (anglais foil, feuille) Plan porteur inclinable destiné aux embarcations… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • FOIL — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda FOIL es un algoritmo usado en informática en el campo de la inteligencia artificial y más concretamente en el campo de la programación lógica inductiva (ILP) para aprender reglas de la lógica de primer orden que… …   Wikipedia Español

  • foil — Ⅰ. foil [1] ► VERB ▪ prevent the success of. ORIGIN originally in the sense «trample down»: perhaps from Old French fouler to full cloth, trample , from Latin fullo fuller . Ⅱ. foil [2] ► NOUN 1) metal h …   English terms dictionary

  • Foil — Foil, v. t. [See 6th {File}.] To defile; to soil. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foil — I verb baffle, balk, be obstructive, bring to naught, cause to be nugatory, check, confound, counter, counteract, countermine, cripple, crush, dash, dash one s hopes, defeat, disable, disappoint, disrupt, eludere, frustrate, get in the way of,… …   Law dictionary

  • foil — [n] contrast antithesis, background, complement, counterblow, defense, guard, setting; concept 665 foil [v] circumvent, nip in the bud baffle, balk, beat, bilk, bollix*, buffalo*, check, checkmate, counter, crab, cramp, crimp, curb, dash, defeat …   New thesaurus

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