FOUL • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Foul

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/faʊl/ Listen

Foul

adjective

(compar. fouler; superl. foulest)

1.

Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. Synonyms: disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky. "Distasteful language" , "A loathsome disease" , "The idea of eating meat is repellent to me" , "Revolting food" , "A wicked stench"

2.

Offensively malodorous. Synonyms: fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking. "The kitchen smelled really funky"

3.

Violating accepted standards or rules. Synonyms: cheating, dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike. "Used foul means to gain power" , "A nasty unsporting serve" , "Fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"

4.

(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines. Antonym: fair.

5.

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes. Synonyms: dirty, marked-up.

6.

Characterized by obscenity. Synonyms: cruddy, filthy, nasty, smutty. "Foul language" , "Smutty jokes"

7.

Disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter. Synonyms: filthy, nasty. "A foul pond" , "A nasty pigsty of a room"

8.

Especially of a ship's lines etc. Synonyms: afoul, fouled. "A foul anchor"

noun

1.

An act that violates the rules of a sport.

verb

(past & past part. fouled; pres. part. fouling)

1.

Hit a foul ball.

2.

Make impure. Synonyms: contaminate, pollute.

3.

Become or cause to become obstructed. Synonyms: back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest. "The water pipe is backed up" Antonym: unclog.

4.

Commit a foul; break the rules.

5.

Spot, stain, or pollute. Synonyms: befoul, defile, maculate.

6.

Make unclean.

7.

Become soiled and dirty.

See more definitions of Foul...

See images of 'Foul'

Antonyms of 'Foul'

Etymology of 'Foul'

Related searches:

foul-weather gear

WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University

Share |

"Foul" Quotes from Famous Books

... world was accusing Mr. Quiverful of rapacity for promotion and of disregard to his honour, the inner world of his own household was falling foul of him, with equal vehemence, for his willingness to sacrifice their interests to a false feeling of sentimental pride. It is astonishing how much difference the point of view makes in the aspect of all ...

— Barchester Towers • Anthony Trollope

... night we will repose us here; To-morrow toward London back again, To look into this business thoroughly, And call these foul offenders to their answers, And poise the cause in justice' equal scales, Whose beam stands sure, whose rightful ...

— King Henry VI, Second Part • William Shakespeare [Rolfe edition]

... or a little later, take a turn of flying out very thickly for a short time. The inexperienced observer would be very likely to suppose such stock very prosperous, from the number of inhabitants in motion. This unusual bustle is the first indication of foul play, and should be regarded with suspicion; yet ...

— Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained • M. Quinby

... veterans of Constantine, whom he led in person. The decisive battle was fought at Chrysopolis, and Licinius retired to Nicomedia, but soon after abdicated, and was banished to Thessalonica. There he was not long permitted to remain, being executed by order of Constantine, one of the foul blots on his memory ...

— Ancient States and Empires • John Lord

... he said. "Ha, ha! Much have I heard of you. Much of the senor's valiance! Many tales! That foul eater of the carrion of the priests wishes your life! Ah, but let him beware! I shall save you, Senor—I, ...

— Romance • Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

Copyright © 2025 Diccionario ingles.com