Foil and Repulse

Foil

Foil noun - A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal.

Repulse and foil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repulse" instead the word "Foil" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

Repulse

Repulse noun - Treatment that is deliberately unfriendly.

Foil and repulse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foil" instead the word "Repulse" as a verb or a noun.

Common collocations

attempt foil attempt repulse attempt
invasion foil invasion repulse invasion
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