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- an act that violates of the rules of a sport
- become soiled and dirty
- make unclean; "foul the water"
- spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
- make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
- commit a foul; break the rules
- hit a foul ball
- become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
- especially of a ship''s lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
- characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
- thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we''re having"
- (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
- offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
Similar Words: befoul,
defile,
maculate,
pollute,
contaminate,
clog,
choke off,
clog up,
back up,
congest,
choke,
afoul(ip),
fouled,
filthy,
nasty,
smutty,
vile,
cheating(a),
dirty,
unsporting,
unsportsmanlike,
fetid,
foetid,
foul-smelling,
funky,
noisome,
smelly,
putrid,
stinking,
marked-up,
disgusting,
disgustful,
distasteful,
loathly,
loathsome,
repellent,
repellant,
repelling,
revolting,
skanky,
wicked,
yucky
Hyponyms: foul ball,
personal foul,
technical foul,
technical,
infect,
taint,
hack,
foul out,
gum up,
crap up,
stuff,
lug,
choke up,
block,
silt up,
silt
Derivational Morphology:
macule,
macula,
staining,
spotting,
maculation,
befoulment,
defilement,
pollution,
polluter,
defiler,
contaminant,
contamination,
taint,
pollutant,
congestion,
over-crowding,
backup,
clog
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