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Definitions for Foul

[1] grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
[2] containing or characterized by offensive or noisome matter: foul air; foul stagnant water.
[3] filthy or dirty, as places, receptacles, clothes, etc.
[4] muddy, as a road.
[5] clogged or obstructed with foreign matter: a foul gas jet.
[6] unfavorable or stormy: foul weather.
[7] contrary, violent, or unfavorable, as the wind.
[8] grossly offensive in a moral sense.
[9] abominable, wicked, or vile, as deeds, crime, slander, etc.
[10] scurrilous, profane, or obscene; offensive: foul language.
[11] contrary to the rules or established usages, as of a sport or game; unfair: a foul blow.
[12] Baseball . pertaining to a foul ball or a foul line.
[13] limited in freedom of movement by obstruction, entanglement, etc.: a foul anchor.
[14] abounding in errors or in marks of correction, as a printer's proof, manuscript, or the like.
[15] Nautical . (of the underwater portion of a hull) encrusted and impeded with barnacles, seaweed, etc. (of a mooring place) involving inconveniences and dangers, as of colliding with vessels or other objects when swinging with the tide. (of the bottom of a body of water) affording a poor hold for an anchor (opposed to clean).
[16] North England and Scot. . not fair; ugly or unattractive.
[17] Obsolete . disfigured.
[18] in a foul manner; vilely; unfairly.
[19] Baseball . into foul territory; so as to be foul: It looked like a homer when he hit it, but it went foul.
[20] something that is foul.
[21] a collision or entanglement: a foul between two racing sculls.
[22] a violation of the rules of a sport or game: The referee called it a foul.
[23] Baseball . foul ball.
[24] to make foul; defile; soil.
[25] to clog or obstruct, as a chimney or the bore of a gun.
[26] to collide with.
[27] to cause to become entangled or caught, as a rope.
[28] to defile; dishonor; disgrace: His reputation had been fouled by unfounded accusations.
[29] Nautical . (of barnacles, seaweed, etc.) to cling to (a hull) so as to encumber.
[30] Baseball . to hit (a pitched ball) foul (often followed by off or away ): He fouled off two curves before being struck out on a fastball.
[31] to become foul.
[32] Nautical . to come into collision, as two boats.
[33] to become entangled or clogged: The rope fouled.
[34] Sports . to make a foul play; give a foul blow.
[35] Baseball . to hit a foul ball.
[36] foul out , Baseball . to be put out by hitting a foul ball caught on the fly by a player on the opposing team. Basketball . to be expelled from a game for having committed more fouls than is allowed.
[37] foul up , Informal . to cause confusion or disorder; bungle; spoil.
[38] fall foul /afoul of , to collide with, as ships. to come into conflict with; quarrel. to make an attack; assault.
[39] foul one's nest , to dishonor one's own home, family, or the like.
[40] run foul /afoul of , to come into collision or controversy with: to run foul of the press.
[41] offensive to the senses; revolting
[42] offensive in odour; stinking
[43] charged with or full of dirt or offensive matter; filthy
[44] (of food) putrid; rotten
[45] morally or spiritually offensive; wicked; vile
[46] obscene; vulgar foul language
[47] not in accordance with accepted standards or established rules; unfair to resort to foul means
[48] (esp of weather) unpleasant or adverse
[49] blocked or obstructed with dirt or foreign matter a foul drain
[50] entangled or impeded a foul anchor
[51] (of the bottom of a vessel) covered with barnacles and other growth that slow forward motion
[52] informal unsatisfactory or uninteresting; bad a foul book
[53] archaic ugly
[54] sport a violation of the rules (as modifier ) a foul shot ; a foul blow
[55] something foul
[56] an entanglement or collision, esp in sailing or fishing
[57] to make or become dirty or polluted
[58] to become or cause to become entangled or snarled
[59] (tr) to disgrace or dishonour
[60] to become or cause to become clogged or choked
[61] (tr) nautical (of underwater growth) to cling to (the bottom of a vessel) so as to slow its motion
[62] (tr) sport to commit a foul against (an opponent)
[63] (tr) baseball to hit (a ball) in an illegal manner
[64] (intr) sport to infringe the rules
[65] (tr) (of an animal, especially a dog) to defecate on do not let your dog foul the footpath
[66] to collide with (a boat, etc)
[67] in a foul or unfair manner
[68] fall foul of to come into conflict with nautical to come into collision with

Words related to Foul

putrid, vile, horrid, vicious, fetid, rotten, hateful, nasty, filthy, wicked, abusive, dirty, violation, offense, breach, infringement, error, clog, pollute, choke

Words nearby Foul

foudre, foudroyant, fouetté, fought, foujita, foul, foul ball, foul line, foul marten, foul matter, foul one's nest

Origin of Foul

before 900; (adj. and noun) Middle English ful, foul, Old English fūl; cognate with Gothic fuls, Old Norse fūll, Old High German fūl; akin to Latin pūs pus, pūtēre to stink, Greek pýon pus; (adv.) Middle English fule, foule, derivative of the adj.; (v.) Middle English fulen, derivative of the adj.

Words that may be confused with Foul

foul, fowl

Other words from Foul

foul·ly , adverb
o·ver·foul , adjective
o·ver·foul·ly , adverb
o·ver·foul·ness , noun
un·foul , adjective
un·foul·ly , adverb
un·fouled , adjective

Word origin for Foul

Old English fūl ; related to Old Norse fūll , Gothic fūls smelling offensively, Latin pūs pus , Greek puol pus

Synonyms for Foul

fetid, filthy, hateful, horrid, nasty, putrid, rotten, vicious, vile, wicked, base, contaminated, gross, nauseating, offensive, pigpen, polluted, rank, repellent, revolting, stinking, sullied, tainted, abhorrent, abominable, despicable, detestable, disgraceful, dishonorable, egregious, heinous, icky, impure, infamous, iniquitous, loathsome, malodorous, mucky, nefarious, noisome, notorious, raunchy, repulsive, scandalous, shameful, squalid, unclean, yecchy, yucky