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English adjective: foul | |||
| 1. | foul highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||
| Samples | A disgusting smell. Distasteful language. A loathsome disease. The idea of eating meat is repellent to me. Revolting food. A wicked stench. | ||
| Synonyms | disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky | ||
| Similar | offensive | ||
| Antonyms | inoffensive | ||
| 2. | foul offensively malodorous | ||
| Samples | A foul odor. The kitchen smelled really funky. | ||
| Synonyms | fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking | ||
| Similar | ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling | ||
| Antonyms | fragrant | ||
| 3. | foul violating accepted standards or rules | ||
| Samples | A dirty fighter. Used foul means to gain power. A nasty unsporting serve. Fined for unsportsmanlike behavior. | ||
| Synonyms | cheating, dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike | ||
| Similar | unfair, unjust | ||
| Antonyms | fair, just | ||
| 4. | foul (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines | ||
| Similar | out-of-bounds | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| Antonyms | fair | ||
| 5. | foul (of a manuscript) defaced with changes | ||
| Samples | Foul (or dirty) copy. | ||
| Synonyms | dirty, marked-up | ||
| Similar | illegible | ||
| Antonyms | legible | ||
| 6. | foul characterized by obscenity | ||
| Samples | Had a filthy mouth. Foul language. Smutty jokes. | ||
| Synonyms | cruddy, filthy, nasty, smutty | ||
| Similar | dirty | ||
| Antonyms | unobjectionable, clean | ||
| 7. | foul disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter | ||
| Samples | As filthy as a pigsty. A foul pond. A nasty pigsty of a room. | ||
| Synonyms | filthy, nasty | ||
| Similar | dirty, soiled, unclean | ||
| Antonyms | clean | ||
| 8. | foul especially of a ship's lines etc | ||
| Samples | With its sails afoul. A foul anchor. | ||
| Synonyms | afoul, fouled | ||
| Similar | tangled | ||
| Antonyms | untangled | ||
English noun: foul | |||
| 1. | foul (act) an act that violates the rules of a sport | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | infringement, violation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foul ball, personal foul, technical, technical foul | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
English verb: foul | |||
| 1. | foul (competition) hit a foul ball | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foul out | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 2. | foul (change) make impure | ||
| Samples | The industrial wastes polluted the lake. | ||
| Synonyms | contaminate, pollute | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | infect, taint | ||
| 3. | foul (contact) become or cause to become obstructed | ||
| Samples | The leaves clog our drains in the Fall. The water pipe is backed up. | ||
| Synonyms | back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | block, choke up, crap up, gum up, lug, silt, silt up, stuff | ||
| Antonyms | unclog | ||
| 4. | foul (competition) commit a foul; break the rules | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hack, hack | ||
| 5. | foul (change) spot, stain, or pollute | ||
| Samples | The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it. | ||
| Synonyms | befoul, defile, maculate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame | ||
| 6. | foul (change) make unclean | ||
| Samples | Foul the water. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil | ||
| 7. | foul (change) become soiled and dirty | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
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