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foul
verb(foul)
become or cause to become obstructed
Synonyms: back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest,
foul
adjective(foul)
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
Synonyms: dirty, marked-up,
Examples:
Foul (or dirty) copy.
foul
adjective(foul)
violating accepted standards or rules
Synonyms: cheating, dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike,
Examples:
Used foul means to gain power.
foul
verb(foul)
make impure
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute,
foul
adjective(foul)
offensively malodorous
Synonyms: fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking,
Examples:
A foul odor.
foul
adjective(foul)
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
Synonyms: filthy, nasty,
Examples:
A foul pond.
foul
verb(foul)
spot, stain, or pollute
Synonyms: befoul, defile, maculate,
foul
adjective(foul)
especially of a ship's lines etc
Synonyms: afoul, fouled,
Examples:
With its sails afoul.
A foul anchor.
foul
adjective(foul)
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Synonyms: disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky,
foul
adjective(foul)
characterized by obscenity
Synonyms: cruddy, filthy, nasty, smutty,
Examples:
Foul language.
foul
noun(foul)
an act that violates the rules of a sport
foul
verb(foul)
become soiled and dirty
foul
verb(foul)
commit a foul; break the rules
foul
verb(foul)
hit a foul ball
foul
verb(foul)
make unclean
Examples:
Foul the water.
foul
adjective(foul)
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
Antonyms: fair,

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