encrusted deposit particularly on an immersed object (as the ship's hull)
violate a rule (Sports); make dirty, pollute; become dirty, become polluted collide with; defile, make unholy; be defiled
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Fouling Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Foul
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof 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
Fouling Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Deposits of impurities, dirt or foreign matter that clog systems or restrict flow and interfere with heat transfer.
Fouling Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Fouling is the accumulation of unwanted material on solid surfaces to the detriment of function. The fouling material can consist of either living organisms (biofouling) or a non-living substance (inorganic or organic). Fouling is usually distinguished from other surface-growth phenomena in that it occurs on a surface of a component, system or plant performing a defined and useful function, and that the fouling process impedes or interferes with this function.
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Fouling Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
The deposition of organic matter on the membrane surface, which causes inefficiencies.
