Definition of Foul

Noun

  • an act that violates the rules of a sport

Verb

  • become soiled and dirty
  • make unclean
    "foul the water"
  • spot, stain, or pollute
    "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
  • commit a foul
    break the rules
  • 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"
  • hit a foul ball

Adjective

  • 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"
  • characterized by obscenity
    "had a filthy mouth"
    "foul language"
    "smutty jokes"
  • (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
    "foul (or dirty) copy"
    - marked up
  • (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 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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble foul

8 unscramble word found using the letters foul.

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