foul
adj. disgusting; morally offensive; filthy, dirty; clogged; unfavorable (weather); obscene (language); contrary to the rules (Sports); entangled (rope) n. violation of a rule, breaking of a rule (Sports); collision, crash v. violate a rule (Sports); make dirty, pollute; become dirty, become polluted collide with; defile, make unholy; be defiled | ||||
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Foul Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Foul
(n.)
A bird.
(n.)
An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race.
(n.)
See Foul ball, under Foul, a.
(superl.)
Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water.
(superl.)
Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched.
(superl.)
Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out.
(superl.)
Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease.
(superl.)
Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play.
(superl.)
Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc.
(superl.)
Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
(superl.)
Ugly; homely; poor.
(v. i.)
To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun.
(v. i.)
To become entagled, as ropes; to come into collision with something; as, the two boats fouled.
(v. t.)
To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles.
(v. t.)
To entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as, one boat fouled the other in a race.
(v. t.)
To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing.
(v. t.)
To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire.
(n.)
A bird.
(n.)
An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race.
(n.)
See Foul ball, under Foul, a.
(superl.)
Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water.
(superl.)
Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched.
(superl.)
Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out.
(superl.)
Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease.
(superl.)
Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play.
(superl.)
Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc.
(superl.)
Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
(superl.)
Ugly; homely; poor.
(v. i.)
To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun.
(v. i.)
To become entagled, as ropes; to come into collision with something; as, the two boats fouled.
(v. t.)
To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles.
(v. t.)
To entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as, one boat fouled the other in a race.
(v. t.)
To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing.
(v. t.)
To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire.
| WordNet 2.0 |
foul
Noun
1. an act that violates of the rules of a sport
(hypernym) violation, infringement
(hyponym) foul ball
(classification) sport, athletics
Verb
1. hit a foul ball
(hypernym) hit
(hyponym) foul out
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
(synonym) pollute, contaminate
(hypernym) dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
(hyponym) infect, taint
3. become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
(synonym) clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke
(hypernym) obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(hyponym) gum up
4. commit a foul; break the rules
(hypernym) play
(hyponym) hack
5. spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
(synonym) befoul, defile, maculate
(hypernym) dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame
6. make unclean; "foul the water"
(hypernym) dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
7. become soiled and dirty
(hypernym) change
Adjective
1. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
(synonym) disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky
(similar) offensive
2. offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"
(synonym) fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking
(similar) malodorous, malodourous
3. violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
(synonym) cheating(a), dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
(similar) unfair, unjust
4. (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
(antonym) fair
(similar) out-of-bounds
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
5. (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
(synonym) dirty, marked-up
(similar) illegible
6. thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having"
(synonym) filthy, nasty, vile
(similar) inclement
(classification) colloquialism
7. characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
(synonym) filthy, nasty, smutty
(similar) dirty
8. disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
(synonym) filthy, nasty
(similar) dirty, soiled, unclean
9. especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
(synonym) afoul(ip), fouled
(similar) tangled
Noun
1. an act that violates of the rules of a sport
(hypernym) violation, infringement
(hyponym) foul ball
(classification) sport, athletics
Verb
1. hit a foul ball
(hypernym) hit
(hyponym) foul out
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
(synonym) pollute, contaminate
(hypernym) dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
(hyponym) infect, taint
3. become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
(synonym) clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke
(hypernym) obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(hyponym) gum up
4. commit a foul; break the rules
(hypernym) play
(hyponym) hack
5. spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
(synonym) befoul, defile, maculate
(hypernym) dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame
6. make unclean; "foul the water"
(hypernym) dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
7. become soiled and dirty
(hypernym) change
Adjective
1. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
(synonym) disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky
(similar) offensive
2. offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"
(synonym) fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking
(similar) malodorous, malodourous
3. violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
(synonym) cheating(a), dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
(similar) unfair, unjust
4. (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
(antonym) fair
(similar) out-of-bounds
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
5. (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
(synonym) dirty, marked-up
(similar) illegible
6. thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having"
(synonym) filthy, nasty, vile
(similar) inclement
(classification) colloquialism
7. characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
(synonym) filthy, nasty, smutty
(similar) dirty
8. disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
(synonym) filthy, nasty
(similar) dirty, soiled, unclean
9. especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
(synonym) afoul(ip), fouled
(similar) tangled
| Australian Slang |
Foul
(of a person) gross; disgusting
(of a person) gross; disgusting
| hEnglish - advanced version |
foul
foul
\foul\, n. in various games or sports, an act done contrary to the rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like.
foul
\foul\ (foul), n. [see fowl.] a bird. [obs.]
foul
\foul\ (foul), a. [compar. fouler (-&etilde;r); superl. foulest.] [oe. foul, ful, as. fūl; akin to d. vuil, g. faul rotten, ohg. fūl, icel. fūl foul, fetid; dan. fuul, sw. ful foul, goth. fūls fetid, lith. puti to be putrid, l. putere to stink, be putrid, pus pus, gr. py`on pus, to cause to rot, skr. pūy to stink. ?82. cf. defile to foul, file to foul, filth, pus, putrid.]
1. covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water. my face is foul with weeping. xvi. 16.
2. scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
3. hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched. "the foul with sycorax." who first seduced them to that foul revolt?
4. loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease.
5. ugly; homely; poor. [obs.] let us, like merchants, show our foulest wares.
6. not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc. so foul a sky clears not without a storm.
7. not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play.
8. having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out.
foul
anchor. (naut.) see under anchor.
foul
ball (baseball), a ball that first strikes the ground outside of the foul ball lines, or rolls outside of certain limits.
foul
ball lines (baseball), lines from the home base, through the first and third bases, to the boundary of the field.
foul
berth (naut.), a berth in which a ship is in danger of fouling another vesel.
foul
bill, or
foul
bill of health, a certificate, duly authenticated, that a ship has come from a place where a contagious disorder prevails, or that some of the crew are infected.
foul
copy, a rough draught, with erasures and corrections; -- opposed to fair or clean copy. "some writers boast of negligence, and others would be ashamed to show their foul copies."
foul
proof, an uncorrected proof; a proof containing an excessive quantity of errors.
foul
strike (baseball), a strike by the batsman when any part of his person is outside of the lines of his position.
foul
\foul\, n. in various games or sports, an act done contrary to the rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like.
foul
\foul\ (foul), n. [see fowl.] a bird. [obs.]
foul
\foul\ (foul), a. [compar. fouler (-&etilde;r); superl. foulest.] [oe. foul, ful, as. fūl; akin to d. vuil, g. faul rotten, ohg. fūl, icel. fūl foul, fetid; dan. fuul, sw. ful foul, goth. fūls fetid, lith. puti to be putrid, l. putere to stink, be putrid, pus pus, gr. py`on pus, to cause to rot, skr. pūy to stink. ?82. cf. defile to foul, file to foul, filth, pus, putrid.]
1. covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water. my face is foul with weeping. xvi. 16.
2. scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
3. hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched. "the foul with sycorax." who first seduced them to that foul revolt?
4. loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease.
5. ugly; homely; poor. [obs.] let us, like merchants, show our foulest wares.
6. not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc. so foul a sky clears not without a storm.
7. not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play.
8. having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out.
foul
anchor. (naut.) see under anchor.
foul
ball (baseball), a ball that first strikes the ground outside of the foul ball lines, or rolls outside of certain limits.
foul
ball lines (baseball), lines from the home base, through the first and third bases, to the boundary of the field.
foul
berth (naut.), a berth in which a ship is in danger of fouling another vesel.
foul
bill, or
foul
bill of health, a certificate, duly authenticated, that a ship has come from a place where a contagious disorder prevails, or that some of the crew are infected.
foul
copy, a rough draught, with erasures and corrections; -- opposed to fair or clean copy. "some writers boast of negligence, and others would be ashamed to show their foul copies."
foul
proof, an uncorrected proof; a proof containing an excessive quantity of errors.
foul
strike (baseball), a strike by the batsman when any part of his person is outside of the lines of his position.
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Brwnt
Brwnt = a. foul, nasty, dirty; surly
Brwnt = a. foul, nasty, dirty; surly
Diffaeth
Diffaeth = n. a wilderness; an outcast; a waif, a. unfruitful, barren, foul
Diffeithfa
Diffeithfa = n. foul ground
Dihinedd
Dihinedd = n. foul weather
Preselu
Preselu = v. to be over-run of foul
Foul Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Foul Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
foul
turpis, foedis-e, immundus, immunda
turpis, foedis-e, immundus, immunda
| Chaucer's Middle English Glossary |
foul
adj. 1. ugly, dirty; 2. vicious, evil
adj. 1. ugly, dirty; 2. vicious, evil
Foul Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Foul (adj.)
thruhk(-) (offensive); rislauk (impure); flalik (polluted)
thruhk(-) (offensive); rislauk (impure); flalik (polluted)
| gambling |
Foul
In pai gow poker, a hand is fouled when the two-card low hand is set higher than the five-card high hand, or when the hands are set with the wrong number of cards. A fouled hand is a losing hand.
In pai gow poker, a hand is fouled when the two-card low hand is set higher than the five-card high hand, or when the hands are set with the wrong number of cards. A fouled hand is a losing hand.
Foul Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| ABC of Arabic Cuisine |
Foul
Slow-cooked mash of brown beans and red lentils, dressed with lemon, olive oil and cumin
Slow-cooked mash of brown beans and red lentils, dressed with lemon, olive oil and cumin
Foul Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Foul
In sports, a foul is a violation of the game's . In many sports, it is a foul to strike another player inappropriately. A strike to the face is often called a facial.
- Professional foul, in sports, a deliberate act of foul play, usually to prevent an opponent scoring
- Foul ball, in baseball, a batted ball that lands in foul territory
- Personal foul, in basketball, illegal personal contact with an opponent
- Technical foul, in basketball, unsportsmanlike non-contact behavior; more serious infraction than a personal foul
- Flagrant foul, in basketball, unsportsmanlike contact behavior; most serious foul and often results in ejection
- Foul (football), in football (soccer), an unfair act by a player as deemed by the referee
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