foil Meaning and Definition

1. n. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button

2. n. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal

3. n. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

4. n. 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

5. n. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

6. v. cover or back with foil

7. v. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

8. v. enhance by contrast