(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in.
Pour cider around the meat and cover with ~.
...aluminium ~.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you ~ someone’s plan or attempt to do something, for example to commit a crime, you succeed in stopping them from doing what they want. (JOURNALISM)
A brave police chief ~ed an armed robbery on a jewellers’ by grabbing the raiders’ shotgun...
= thwart
VERB: V n
3.
If you refer to one thing or person as a ~ for another, you approve of the fact that they contrast with each other and go well together, often in a way that makes the second thing or person seem better or less harmful.
He thought of her serenity as a ~ for his intemperance...
A cold beer is the perfect ~ for a curry.
= complement
N-COUNT: usu sing, N for n approval