| foul (foul) adj. foul·er, foul·est 1. Offensive to the senses; revolting. 2. Having an offensive odor; smelly. 3. Rotten or putrid: foul meat. 4. a. Full of dirt or mud; dirty. See Synonyms at dirty. b. Full of impurities; polluted: foul air. 5. Morally detestable; wicked: foul deeds. 6. Of a vulgar or obscene nature: foul language. 7. Very disagreeable or displeasing; horrid: a foul movie. 8. Bad or unfavorable: in fair weather or foul. 9. Violating accepted standards or rules; dishonorable: used foul means to gain power. 10. a. Sports Contrary to the rules of a game or sport: a foul boxing punch. b. Baseball Outside the foul lines: a foul fly ball. 11. Entangled or twisted: a foul anchor. 12. Clogged or obstructed; blocked: a foul ventilator shaft. 13. Archaic Ugly; unattractive. n. 1. Abbr. F a. Sports An infraction or a violation of the rules of play. b. Baseball A foul ball. 2. An entanglement or a collision. 3. An instance of clogging or obstructing. adv. In a foul manner. v. fouled, foul·ing, fouls v.tr. 1. To make dirty or foul; pollute. See Synonyms at contaminate. 2. To bring into dishonor; besmirch. 3. To clog or obstruct. 4. To entangle or catch (a rope, for example). 5. Nautical To encrust (a ship's hull) with foreign matter, such as barnacles. 6. a. Sports To commit a foul against. b. Baseball To hit (a ball) outside the foul lines. v.intr. Phrasal Verbs: 1. To become foul. 2. a. Sports To commit a foul. b. Baseball To hit a ball outside the foul lines: fouled twice and then struck out; fouled out to the catcher. 3. To become entangled or twisted: The anchor line fouled on a rock. 4. To become clogged or obstructed. foul out Sports To be put out of a game for exceeding the number of permissible fouls. foul up To blunder or cause to blunder because of mistakes or poor judgment. [Middle English, from Old English f  l; see p - in Indo-European roots.]foul  ly adv.foul ness n. |
Translations
fouler
n (Sport) → Foulspieler(in) m(f)
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