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foiling definition
foiling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb foil 1 of 3 senses of foil Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb foil 1 of 3 senses of foil Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin => undo => break => shipwreck Entailment of verb foil Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb foil 3 senses of foil Sense 1 foil => contrast, counterpoint Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Sense 3 foil => cover Familiarity of verb foil foil used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb foil Sense 1 foil => contrast, counterpoint -------------- Sense 2 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -------------- Sense 3 foil => cover -------------- Grep of noun foiling foiling Overview of noun foiling The noun foiling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. frustration, thwarting, foiling -- (an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts) Overview of verb foil The verb foil has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) foil -- (enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background") 2. (1) 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") 3. foil -- (cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors") Overview of noun foiling The noun foiling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. frustration, thwarting, foiling -- (an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts) Overview of verb foil The verb foil has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) foil -- (enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background") 2. (1) 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") 3. foil -- (cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors")
foiling definition
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