Sunday, July 17, 2016

FOIL

WORD: FOIL

MEANING:
1. To prevent from being successful; thwart: The alarm system foiled the thieves' robbery attempt.
2. To obscure or confuse (a trail or scent) so as to evade pursuers.
3. stop, frustrate, halt

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Army jawans foil infiltration bid; two militants killed, a jawan hurt
2. He foiled attempts by Ram to get the job.

PRONOUNCE:
foil - फॉइल

LINK: FOIL

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