Word Information

Foul

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Definitions for Foul

noun
an act that violates the rules of a sport
verb
hit a foul ball
verb
make impure
Synonyms
pollute contaminate
Examples
  1. The industrial wastes polluted the lake
verb
become or cause to become obstructed
Synonyms
clog choke off clog up back up congest choke
Examples
  1. The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
  2. The water pipe is backed up
verb
commit a foul
Examples
  1. break the rules
verb
spot, stain, or pollute
Synonyms
befoul defile maculate
Examples
  1. The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
verb
make unclean
Examples
  1. foul the water
verb
become soiled and dirty
adjective
highly offensive
Synonyms
disgusting disgustful distasteful loathly loathsome repellent repellant repelling revolting skanky wicked yucky
Examples
  1. arousing aversion or disgust
  2. a disgusting smell
  3. distasteful language
  4. a loathsome disease
  5. the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
  6. revolting food
  7. a wicked stench
adjective
offensively malodorous
Synonyms
fetid foetid foul-smelling funky noisome smelly stinking ill-scented
Examples
  1. a foul odor
  2. the kitchen smelled really funky
adjective
violating accepted standards or rules
Synonyms
cheating(a) dirty unsporting unsportsmanlike
Examples
  1. a dirty fighter
  2. used foul means to gain power
  3. a nasty unsporting serve
  4. fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
adjective
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
adjective
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
Synonyms
dirty marked-up
Examples
  1. foul (or dirty) copy
adjective
characterized by obscenity
Synonyms
cruddy filthy nasty smutty
Examples
  1. had a filthy mouth
  2. foul language
  3. smutty jokes
adjective
disgustingly dirty
Synonyms
filthy nasty
Examples
  1. filled or smeared with offensive matter
  2. as filthy as a pigsty
  3. a foul pond
  4. a nasty pigsty of a room
adjective
especially of a ship's lines etc
Synonyms
afoul(ip) fouled
Examples
  1. with its sails afoul
  2. a foul anchor

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