Sekirov Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

adjective 10
verb 11
noun 4
forms 6
phrases 6

adjective10

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very dirty, or full of waste and other nasty things
- This cloth is too foul to use as a duster.
- His foul hands got dirt all over the kitchen.
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Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
- He has a foul set of friends.
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Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
- This foul food is making me retch.
- There was a foul smell coming from the toilet.
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Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
- The rascal spewed forth a series of foul words.
- His foul language causes many people to believe he is uneducated.
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Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
- Foul play is not suspected.
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Unpleasant, stormy or rainy. (of the weather)
- Some foul weather is brewing.
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Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
- Jones hit foul ball after foul ball.
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Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
- We've got a foul anchor.
- A rope could get foul while it is being paid out.
(with "of") Positioned on, in, or near enough to (a specified area) so as to obstruct it.
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(no longer used) Ugly; homely; poor.
- Let us, like merchants, show our foulest wares. — 1602

verb11

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To make dirty.
- to foul the face or hands with mire
- She's fouled her diaper.
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To make make a play, such as a strong contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage, that is deemed by the referee to have contravened the rules.
- Smith fouled him hard.
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To commit a foul.
- Smith fouled within the first minute of the quarter.
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To besmirch.
- He's fouled his reputation.
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To hit outside of the baselines.
- Jones fouled the ball off the facing of the upper deck.
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To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
- Jones fouled for strike one.
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To entangle.
- The kelp has fouled the prop.
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To become entangled.
- The prop fouled on the kelp.
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To obstruct, block, or otherwise interfere with (something), for example by clogging (a drain, gun barrel, chimney, etc) or by being in the way of (a gunshot, etc).
- The hair has fouled the drain.
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To become clogged.
- The drain fouled.
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To come into contact or collide with.
- The full capacity, however, requires a hopper of a size that takes the wagon body up to 11ft 11½in above rail level, which would foul many existing colliery screens. — 1963

noun4

A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.
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A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.
- Jones hit a foul up over the screen.
A tangle or entanglement.

forms

fouled · fouling · fouleth · fouls · fouler · foulest

Phrases with foul

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