Foiled

/fɔɪld/

verb

  1. To cover or wrap with foil.

verb

  1. To prevent (something) from being accomplished.

    I was foiled by my superior

  2. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

    They foiled my plans.

  3. To blunt; to dull; to spoil.

    to foil the scent in hunting

Synonyms: put the kibosh on, scupper, thwart

verb

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

verb

  1. To defile; to soil.

adjective

  1. Having a foil.

foiled

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