English dictionary
foul
/f/AU/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
-
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
Antonyms fairSource: WordNet 3.0
-
Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a <i>foul</i> cloth; <i>foul</i> hands; a <i>foul</i> chimney; <i>foul</i> air; a ship's bottom is <i>foul</i> when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes <i>foul</i> from repeated firing; a well is <i>foul</i> with polluted water.
Source: webster1913
noun
-
an act that violates the rules of a sport
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
A bird.
Source: webster1913
-
An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race.
Source: webster1913
-
In various games or sports, an act done contrary to the rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
-
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
offensively malodorous
ExamplesA foul odor.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
violating accepted standards or rules
ExamplesUsed foul means to gain power.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
ExamplesFoul (or dirty) copy.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
characterized by obscenity
ExamplesFoul language.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
ExamplesA foul pond.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
especially of a ship's lines etc
ExamplesWith its sails afoul.
A foul anchor.
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
-
hit a foul ball
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
make impure
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
become or cause to become obstructed
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
commit a foul; break the rules
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
spot, stain, or pollute
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
make unclean
ExamplesFoul the water.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
become soiled and dirty
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to <i>foul</i> the face or hands with mire.
Source: webster1913
-
To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun.
Source: webster1913