āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
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āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ, āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāύā§āϧāϝā§āĻā§āϤ
having an extremely unpleasant taste or smell
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stagnant water in the pond had a foul taste, discouraging any attempts at drinking from it.
āĻĒā§āĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϞāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϝ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰā§ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻāύā§āϝ, āĻ āĻĒā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ
extremely unpleasant or disgusting, causing strong feelings of dislike
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The foul sight of the decaying animal carcass repulsed passersby.
āĻĒāĻāύāĻļā§āϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻšā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āώā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāύāĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒāĻĨāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āώā§āĻŖāĻž āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03
āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āϝ, āĻ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ
unfair or morally unacceptable, often involving unethical methods
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She did n't deserve such foul treatment from her coworkers.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻāϰā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
04
āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ, āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰā§
outside the boundaries of fair play, especially in baseball
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Foul pitches are often used to tire out the opposing batter.
āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
05
āĻĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ, āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻāϰ
containing harmful or polluted substances
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The foul smell from the garbage filled the entire street.
āĻāĻŦāϰā§āĻāύāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāύā§āϧ āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movie contained foul jokes that many found offensive.
āϏāĻŋāύā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻ
āĻļā§āϞā§āϞ āϰāϏāĻŋāĻāϤāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āϏāĻāĻļā§āϧāĻŋāϤ, āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
referring to a draft or manuscript with corrections or revisions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She handed in the foul proofs for final edits.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĢ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻŦā§āϤ, āύā§āĻāϰāĻž
(of a ship's bottom) covered or obstructed by seaweed, barnacles, or other growths
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A fouled bottom can reduce a ship's speed and efficiency.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύā§āĻāϰāĻž āϤāϞ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pipes became foul with grease and debris.
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏāĻžāĻŦāĻļā§āώ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
01
āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āϞāĻā§āĻāύ
an act in a sport that is against the rules and is not allowed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The referee called a foul for pushing during the match.
āϰā§āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ āĻĄāĻžāĻāϞā§āύāĨ¤
to foul
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āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to play against the rules of a game
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He fouled his opponent by pushing him off the ball.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
02
āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ, āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻž
to hit the ball outside the designated playing area
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The batter fouled the ball over the fence into the stands.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāϏāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻŦāϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
03
āύā§āĻāϰāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to make something dirty, impure, or contaminated
Transitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do n't foul the carpet with your muddy boots.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĒā§āĻ āύā§āĻāϰāĻž āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fishing line fouled the boat's propeller, causing it to stop.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāĻāύ āύā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻāϞāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to become blocked, tangled, or obstructed
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The machinery began to foul, causing the production line to stop.
āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāύāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
befoul
foully
foulness
foul
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