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Definition of Foul
- 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"
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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