foil - Meaning in Tamil

foil - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of foil in English

foil noun

1. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
2. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal

   Example

   • "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
3. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

   Synonyms

   transparency

4. 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

   Example

   • "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
5. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

   Example

   • "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"

foil verb

1. cover or back with foil

   Example

   • "foil mirrors"
2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

   Synonyms

   thwart

   Examples

   • "foil your opponent"
   • "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"
3. enhance by contrast

   Example

   • "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"

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