foul
foul: adj., n., adv., & v. --adj.
1 offensive to the senses; loathsome, stinking.
2 dirty, soiled, filthy.
3 colloq. revolting, disgusting.
4 a containing or charged with noxious matter (foul air). b clogged, choked.
5 morally polluted; disgustingly abusive or offensive (foul language; foul deeds).
6 unfair; against the rules of a game etc. (by fair means or foul).
7 (of the weather) wet, rough, stormy.
8 (of a rope etc.) entangled.
9 (of a ship's bottom) overgrown with weeds, barnacles, etc. --n.
1 Sport an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play.
2 a collision or entanglement, esp. in riding, rowing, or running.
3 a foul thing. --adv. unfairly; contrary to the rules. --v.
1 tr. & intr. make or become foul or dirty.
2 tr. (of an animal) make dirty with excrement.
3 a tr. Sport commit a foul against (a player). b intr. commit a foul.
4 a tr. (often foll. by up) cause (an anchor, cable, etc.) to become entangled or muddled. b intr. become entangled.
5 tr. jam or block (a crossing, railway line, or traffic).
6 tr. (usu. foll. by up) colloq. spoil or bungle.
7 tr. run foul of; collide with.
8 tr. pollute with guilt; dishonour. foul brood a fatal disease of larval bees caused by bacteria. foul mouth a person who uses foul language. foul play 1 unfair play in games.
2 treacherous or violent activity, esp. murder. foul-up a muddled or bungled situation. foully adv. foulness n. [OE ful f. Gmc]
Most popular pairs with foul
foul play
soccer foul
technical foul
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