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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Offensive to the senses; revolting.
- adjective Having a bad odor or taste.
- adjective Rotten or putrid.
- adjective Containing dirt, impurities, or other foreign matter;
- adjective Clogged or bestrewn with unwanted material.
- adjective Overgrown or encrusted with weeds, barnacles, or other organisms. Used of a ship's bottom.
- adjective Entangled or enwrapped.
- adjective Morally detestable; wicked.
- adjective Vulgar or obscene.
- adjective Violating accepted standards or rules; dishonorable.
- adjective Very disagreeable or displeasing; horrid.
- adjective Inclement or unfavorable.
- adjective Irritable or upset.
- adjective Sports Contrary to the rules of a game or sport.
- adjective Baseball Outside the foul lines.
- adjective Marked with editorial changes or corrections.
- adjective Archaic Ugly; unattractive.
- noun Sports An infraction or a violation of the rules of play.
- noun Baseball A foul ball.
- noun An entanglement or a collision.
- noun An instance of clogging or obstructing.
- noun A foul copy of a document.
- adverb In a foul manner.
- intransitive verb To make dirty or foul; pollute. synonym: contaminate.
- intransitive verb To bring into dishonor; besmirch.
- intransitive verb To clog or obstruct.
- intransitive verb To entangle or catch (a rope, for example).
- intransitive verb To encrust (a ship's hull) with foreign matter, such as barnacles.
- intransitive verb Sports To commit a foul against.
- intransitive verb Baseball To hit (a ball) outside the foul lines.
- intransitive verb To become foul.
- intransitive verb Sports To commit a foul.
- intransitive verb Baseball To hit a ball outside the foul lines.
- intransitive verb To become entangled or twisted.
- intransitive verb To become clogged or obstructed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a foul manner.
- noun An obsolete spelling of
fowl . - To make foul, in any sense; befoul.
- Nautical, to entangle.
- To become foul or dirty: as, a gun. fouls from long use.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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“Boleyn,” said Brandon, the word foul on his tongue.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
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“Boleyn,” said Brandon, the word foul on his tongue.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
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“Boleyn,” said Brandon, the word foul on his tongue.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
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In a brand-new interview revealed today, Michael ` s father, Joe, said he believes that there was what he calls foul play in his son ` s death.
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You might notice that none of what you call foul language and cite in # 336 comes from me except for: “Dumbya always looks angry when things don’t quite work out the way he wanted.”
Think Progress » Rep. Jim Moran: Bush Was Warned To Be ‘Extra Sensitive’ About Webb’s Son 2006
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It shouldn't matter what time of the game — a foul is a foul.
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So it's not what they call a foul deck, that is a deck that they cannot land on but there are many, many more people on this deck than you would normally see when an aircraft lands.
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Fire-wardens were appointed who peered around in all the kitchens, hunting for what they called foul chimney hearts, and they ordered flag-roofs and wooden chimneys to be removed, and replaced with stone or brick ones.
Home Life in Colonial Days Alice Morse Earle 1881
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Best and hope you're liking it here,JerseyLifelong Yankee fanSouth of MiamiSo, why is call the foul pole?
Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers - live! | Steve Busfield 2011
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Both were in foul trouble, with Boozer getting his third just before halftime when Williams already had two.
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misterpolly commented on the word foul
Foul play was suspected by the detective (or by the referee/umpire).
December 21, 2007