foul

/fˈaʊl/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
“a disgusting smell”
offensively malodorous
“a foul odor”
violating accepted standards or rules
“a dirty fighter”
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
“foul (or dirty) copy”
characterized by obscenity
“had a filthy mouth”
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
“as filthy as a pigsty”
especially of a ship's lines etc
“with its sails afoul”

verb

hit a foul ball
make impure
“The industrial wastes polluted the lake”
become or cause to become obstructed
“The leaves clog our drains in the Fall”
commit a foul; break the rules
spot, stain, or pollute
“The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”
make unclean
“foul the water”
become soiled and dirty

noun

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