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foil

Thin metal sheet, or stop someone's plan.

Meanings of «foil»

1 · noun

a thin sheet of metal used to wrap or cover things

She wrapped the sandwich in foil before lunch.

2 · verb

to stop someone's plan or attempt from succeeding

The police foiled the robbery before it began.

Similar: thwartpreventblockfrustrate

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