foul
foul
faƊl
fawl
/fˈa‍ʊl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "foul"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ, āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ

having an extremely unpleasant taste or smell
foul definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stagnant water in the pond had a foul taste, discouraging any attempts at drinking from it.
āĻĒ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āϜāϞāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϝ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϜāϘāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ

extremely unpleasant or disgusting, causing strong feelings of dislike
foul definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The foul sight of the decaying animal carcass repulsed passersby.
āĻĒāϚāύāĻļā§€āϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€āϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻšā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧃āĻˇā§āĻŖāĻžāϜāύāĻ• āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒāĻĨāϚāĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧃āĻˇā§āĻŖāĻž āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ, āĻ…āύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ•

unfair or morally unacceptable, often involving unethical methods
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She did n't deserve such foul treatment from her coworkers.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āφāϚāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻžāωāϞ, āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇

outside the boundaries of fair play, especially in baseball
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Foul pitches are often used to tire out the opposing batter.
āĻĢāĻžāωāϞ āĻĒāĻŋāϚāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĻā§‚āώāĻŋāϤ, āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ

containing harmful or polluted substances
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The foul smell from the garbage filled the entire street.
āφāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϜāύāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ, āĻ…āύ⧁āϚāĻŋāϤ

offensive or inappropriate, especially in language or behavior
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movie contained foul jokes that many found offensive.
āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻļā§āϞ⧀āϞ āϰāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻ…āύ⧇āϕ⧇āχ āφāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāĻŋāϤ, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāĻŋāϤ

referring to a draft or manuscript with corrections or revisions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She handed in the foul proofs for final edits.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰ⧁āĻĢ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāĻŦ⧃āϤ, āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž

(of a ship's bottom) covered or obstructed by seaweed, barnacles, or other growths
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A fouled bottom can reduce a ship's speed and efficiency.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž āϤāϞ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāϟāϕ⧇ āφāϛ⧇, āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž

clogged or obstructed, often by dirt, debris, or waste
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pipes became foul with grease and debris.
āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āφāϟāϕ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻžāωāϞ, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āϞāĻ™ā§āϘāύ

an act in a sport that is against the rules and is not allowed
foul definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The referee called a foul for pushing during the match.
āϰ⧇āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāωāϞ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻžāωāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to play against the rules of a game
to foul definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He fouled his opponent by pushing him off the ball.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĢāĻžāωāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻžāωāϞ, āĻĢāĻžāωāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to hit the ball outside the designated playing area
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The batter fouled the ball over the fence into the stands.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāϏāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĢāĻžāωāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ“āĻĒāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻā§‚āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something dirty, impure, or contaminated
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do n't foul the carpet with your muddy boots.
āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻŦ⧁āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒ⧇āϟ āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to block or obstruct something by tangling or colliding with it
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fishing line fouled the boat's propeller, causing it to stop.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāχāύ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĒ⧇āϞāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāϟāϞāĻž, āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to become blocked, tangled, or obstructed
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The machinery began to foul, causing the production line to stop.
āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻŋāύāĻžāϰāĻŋ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āϞāĻžāχāύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

befoul
foully
foulness
foul
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