1. foul - noun
· an act that violates the rules of a sport
Hypernym(s): violation, infringement
2. foul - verb
· hit a foul ball
Hypernym(s): hit
3. foul - verb
· make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
Synonym(s): pollute, contaminate
Hypernym(s): dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
4. foul - verb
· become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
Synonym(s): clog, choke_off, clog_up, back_up, congest, choke
Hypernym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up
5. foul - verb
· commit a foul; break the rules
Hypernym(s): play
6. foul - verb
· spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
Synonym(s): befoul, defile, maculate
Hypernym(s): dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame
7. foul - verb
· make unclean; "foul the water"
Hypernym(s): dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
8. foul - verb
· become soiled and dirty
Hypernym(s): change
9. foul - adjective
· 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(s): disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky
10. foul - adjective
· offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
Synonym(s): fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented
11. foul - adjective
· violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
Synonym(s): cheating, dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
12. foul - adjective
· (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
Antonym(s): fair
13. foul - adjective
· (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
14. foul - adjective
· characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
Synonym(s): cruddy, filthy, nasty, smutty
15. foul - adjective
· disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
16. foul - adjective
· especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
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