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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
foe
    n 1: an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing
         military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his
         enemies" [syn: enemy, foe, foeman, opposition]
    2: a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"
       [syn: foe, enemy] [ant: ally, friend]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Foe \Foe\ (f[=o]), n. [OE. fo, fa, AS. f[=a]h hostile; prob.
   akin to E. fiend. [root]81. See Fiend, and cf. Feud a
   quarrel.]
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   1. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or
      malice, against another; an enemy.
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            A man's foes shall be they of his own household.
                                                  --Matt. x. 36
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   2. An enemy in war; a hostile army.
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   3. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary;
      an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion.
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            A foe to received doctrines.          --I. Watts
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Foe \Foe\, v. t.
   To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Thesaurus Results for Foe:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
adversary, antagonist, archenemy, assailant, bitter enemy, combatant, devil, enemy, foeman, muddlement, open enemy, opponent, opposing party, opposite camp, public enemy, sworn enemy, the loyal opposition, the opposition
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