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foiled

/fɔɪld/

verb

Meaning

  • To cover or wrap with foil.

verb

Meaning

  • To prevent (something) from being accomplished.

    "I was foiled by my superior"

  • To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

    "They foiled my plans."

  • To blunt; to dull; to spoil.

    "to foil the scent in hunting"

  • To tread underfoot; to trample.

Synonyms

put the kibosh on,
scupper,
thwart

verb

Meaning

  • To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.

verb

Meaning

  • To defile; to soil.

adjective

Meaning

  • Having a foil.