Bar and Foil

Bar

Bar verb - To make stripes on.

Foil and bar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foil" instead a verb "Bar".

Nearby Word: barroom

Foil

Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
Usage example: in popular fiction the hero will always foil the villain's plans

Bar and foil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bar" instead a verb "Foil".

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

How words are described

good good bar good foil
nice nice bar nice foil
complete complete bar complete foil
original original bar original foil
Other adjectives: straight, blue, thin, new, red.

Common collocations

character bar character foil character
part bar part foil part
appearance bar appearance foil appearance
time bar time foil time
Other words: way, ending.

Both words in one sentence

  • Worthless Yellow Rocks Towards the end of the episode we find out this is food (wrapped in coppery foil), although admittedly in the form of single bars capable of feeding a family for a month per bar, and giving them immunization boosters to boot.
  • The Teetotaler Being a Straw Political and Foil to Homer, Ned Flanders is portrayed as this in later episodes, though prior to Flanderization, he was shown to own a bar within his home.
  • Series / FC De Kampioenen Every Episode Ending: A lot of episodes end with either characters giving a round to everyone in the bar or the neighbour expressing his frustration after the main characters foil their most recent scheme.
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