What does foul mean in English? Meaning of foul definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "foul": an act that violates the rules of a sport
Noun
Meaning: an act that violates the rules of a sportSynonyms: foulHyponyms: foul ball
personal foul
technical
technical foulHypernyms: infringement
violationMeaning of "foul": hit a foul ball
Verb
Meaning: hit a foul ballSynonyms: foulHyponyms: foul outHypernyms: hitMeaning of "foul": highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Adjective
Meaning: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgustExample: a disgusting smell
distasteful language
a loathsome disease
the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
revolting food
a wicked stenchSynonyms: disgustful
disgusting
distasteful
foul
loathly
loathsome
repellant
repellent
repelling
revolting
skanky
wicked
yuckySimilar: offensiveMeaning of "foul": make impure
Verb
Meaning: make impureExample: The industrial wastes polluted the lakeSynonyms: contaminate
foul
polluteHyponyms: infect
taintHypernyms: begrime
bemire
colly
dirty
grime
soilMeaning of "foul": offensively malodorous
Adjective
Meaning: offensively malodorousExample: a foul odor
the kitchen smelled really funkySynonyms: fetid
foetid
foul
foul-smelling
funky
ill-scented
noisome
smelly
stinkingSimilar: ill-smelling
malodorous
malodourous
stinky
unpleasant-smellingMeaning of "foul": become or cause to become obstructed
Verb
Meaning: become or cause to become obstructedExample: The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The water pipe is backed upSynonyms: back up
choke
choke off
clog
clog up
congest
foulHyponyms: block
choke up
crap up
gum up
lug
silt
silt up
stuffHypernyms: block
close up
impede
jam
obstruct
obturate
occludeAntonyms: unclogMeaning of "foul": violating accepted standards or rules
Adjective
Meaning: violating accepted standards or rulesExample: a dirty fighter
used foul means to gain power
a nasty unsporting serve
fined for unsportsmanlike behaviorSynonyms: cheating
dirty
foul
unsporting
unsportsmanlikeSimilar: unfair
unjustMeaning of "foul": commit a foul; break the rules
Verb
Meaning: commit a foul; break the rulesSynonyms: foulHyponyms: hackHypernyms: playMeaning of "foul": (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
Adjective
Meaning: (of a baseball) not hit between the foul linesSynonyms: foulAntonyms: fairSimilar: out-of-boundsMeaning of "foul": spot, stain, or pollute
Verb
Meaning: spot, stain, or polluteExample: The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into itSynonyms: befoul
defile
foul
maculateHypernyms: attaint
disgrace
dishonor
dishonour
shameMeaning of "foul": (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
Adjective
Meaning: (of a manuscript) defaced with changesExample: foul (or dirty) copySynonyms: dirty
foul
marked-upSimilar: illegibleMeaning of "foul": make unclean
Verb
Meaning: make uncleanExample: foul the waterSynonyms: foulHypernyms: begrime
bemire
colly
dirty
grime
soilMeaning of "foul": characterized by obscenity
Adjective
Meaning: characterized by obscenityExample: had a filthy mouth
foul language
smutty jokesSynonyms: cruddy
filthy
foul
nasty
smuttySimilar: dirtyMeaning of "foul": become soiled and dirty
Verb
Meaning: become soiled and dirtySynonyms: foulHypernyms: changeMeaning of "foul": disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
Adjective
Meaning: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matterExample: as filthy as a pigsty
a foul pond
a nasty pigsty of a roomSynonyms: filthy
foul
nastySimilar: dirty
soiled
uncleanMeaning of "foul": especially of a ship's lines etc
Adjective
Meaning: especially of a ship's lines etcExample: with its sails afoul
a foul anchorSynonyms: afoul
foul
fouledSimilar: tangledAdjective: Covered with, or containing unclean matter; polluted; nasty; defiled 2013 June 29, “Unspontaneous combustion”, The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 29: Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia. The cheapest way to clear logged woodland is to burn it, producing an acrid cloud of foul white smoke that, carried by the wind, can cover hundreds, or even thousands, of square miles. This cloth is too foul to use as a duster. His foul hands got dirt all over the kitchen. The air was so foul nobody could breathe. A ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles A well is foul with polluted water.2013 June 29, “Unspontaneous combustion”, The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 29: Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia. The cheapest way to clear logged woodland is to burn it, producing an acrid cloud of foul white smoke that, carried by the wind, can cover hundreds, or even thousands, of square miles.obscene or profane; abusive. The rascal spewed forth a series of foul words. His foul language causes many people to believe he is uneducated.Hateful; detestable; unpleasant He has a foul set of friends. Milton Who first seduced them to that foul revolt?Milton Who first seduced them to that foul revolt?Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease. This foul food is making me retch. There was a foul smell coming from the toilet.(obsolete) Ugly; homely; poor. Shakespeare Let us, like merchants, show our foulest wares.Shakespeare Let us, like merchants, show our foulest wares.Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc. Some foul weather is brewing. Shakespeare So foul a sky clears not without a storm.Shakespeare So foul a sky clears not without a storm.Not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating. Foul play is not suspected.(nautical) Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; - opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out. We've got a foul anchor.(baseball) Outside of the base lines; in foul territory. Jones hit foul ball after foul ball.Synonyms:
putrid, vile, horrid, vicious, fetid, rotten, hateful, nasty, filthy, wicked, stinking, nauseating, gross, offensive, rank, base, tainted, pigpen, repellent, revolting, abhorrent, abominable, despicable, detestable, disgraceful, dishonorable, egregious, heinous, icky, impure, infamous, iniquitous, loathsome, malodorous, nefarious, noisome, notorious, raunchy, repulsive, scandalous, shameful, squalid, unclean, yucky, mucky, sullied, polluted, contaminated, yecchy, abusive, nasty, filthy, dirty, blue, gross, low, profane, blasphemous, coarse, indecent, lewd, obscene, raunchy, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, foul-mouthed, dirty, vicious, crooked, caitiff, fraudulent, inequitable, monstrous, shady, underhand, underhanded, unfair, unjust, unscrupulous, violation, offense, breach, infringement, error, encroachment, slip, faux pas, clog, pollute, choke, twist, contaminate, catch, defile, soil, ensnare, besmear, fill, discolor, tarnish, jam, stain, desecrate, sully, spot, smudge, befoul, besmirch, entangle, profane, smear, taint, snarl, block, begrime,
Antonyms:
kind, friendly, pleasant, moral, assisting, helpful, pleasing, delightful, fragrant, wonderful, inoffensive, honest, fresh, sweet, gentle, nice, good, clean, pure, decent, aiding, innocent, fair, incorrupt, just, kind, moral, sterile, fragrant, pleasing, wonderful, inoffensive, honest, clean, decent, pure, gay, happy, innocent, fair, good, incorrupt, just, fragrant, pleasing, wonderful, inoffensive, moral, honest, nice, clean, pure, innocent, fair, good, incorrupt, just, obedience, unblock, clean, purify, release, honor, sanctify, sterilize, free, let go, fix,
