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foul::verb | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

become or cause to become obstructed

Type	Words
Synonyms	back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest
Type of	close up, occlude, obturate, obstruct, jam, impede, block
Has types	crap up, block, choke up, gum up, lug, silt, silt up, stuff

foul::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes

Type	Words
Synonyms	dirty, marked-up

foul (or dirty) copy.

foul::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

violating accepted standards or rules

Type	Words
Synonyms	cheating, dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
Derivation	foulness

used foul means to gain power.

foul::verb | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

make impure

Type	Words
Synonyms	contaminate, pollute
Type of	bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil, begrime
Has types	taint, infect

foul::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

offensively malodorous

Type	Words
Synonyms	fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking
Derivation	foulness

a foul odor.

foul::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

Type	Words
Synonyms	filthy, nasty
Derivation	foulness

a foul pond.

foul::verb | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

spot, stain, or pollute

Type	Words
Synonyms	befoul, defile, maculate
Type of	dishonor, dishonour, disgrace, attaint, shame

foul::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

especially of a ship's lines etc

Type	Words
Synonyms	afoul, fouled

with its sails afoul.

a foul anchor.

foul::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Type	Words
Synonyms	disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky

foul::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

characterized by obscenity

Type	Words
Synonyms	cruddy, filthy, nasty, smutty

foul language.

foul::noun | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

an act that violates the rules of a sport

Type	Words
Type of	violation, infringement
Has types	foul ball, personal foul, technical, technical foul

foul::verb | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

become soiled and dirty

Type	Words
Type of	change

foul::verb | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

commit a foul; break the rules

Type	Words
Type of	play
Has types	hack

foul::verb | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

hit a foul ball

Type	Words
Type of	hit
Has types	foul out

foul::verb | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

make unclean

Type	Words
Type of	dirty, colly, grime, soil, begrime, bemire

foul the water.

foul::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

foul

/faʊl/

(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

Type	Words