Noun
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an act that violates the rules of a sport
Verb
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become soiled and dirty
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make unclean
"foul the water"
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spot, stain, or pollute
"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
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commit a foul
break the rules
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become or cause to become obstructed
"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"
"The water pipe is backed up"
- choke off - clog up - back up -
make impure
"The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
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hit a foul ball
Adjective
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especially of a ship's lines etc
"with its sails afoul"
"a foul anchor"
- afoul(ip) -
disgustingly dirty
filled or smeared with offensive matter
"as filthy as a pigsty"
"a foul pond"
"a nasty pigsty of a room"
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characterized by obscenity
"had a filthy mouth"
"foul language"
"smutty jokes"
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(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
"foul (or dirty) copy"
- marked up -
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
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violating accepted standards or rules
"a dirty fighter"
"used foul means to gain power"
"a nasty unsporting serve"
"fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
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offensively malodorous
"a foul odor"
"the kitchen smelled really funky"
- foul smelling - ill scented -
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"