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Baulk vs Foil - What's the difference?

baulk | foil | Synonyms |

Baulk is a synonym of foil.


As nouns the difference between baulk and foil

is that baulk is (british) while foil is a very thin sheet of metal or foil can be failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage or foil can be (hunting) the track of an animal.

As verbs the difference between baulk and foil

is that baulk is (british) while foil is to prevent (something) from being accomplished or foil can be (mathematics) to multiply two binomials together or foil can be (obsolete) to defile; to soil.

baulk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British)
  • (UK) In billiards, the area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.
  • Derived terms

    * baulk line * baulk end

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (British)
  • Anagrams

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    foil

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A particular algorithm for multiplying two binomials.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply the FOIL algorithm to.
  • Anagrams

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