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Foul
faʊl
- offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty
"a foul odour"
disgusting revolting repellent repulsive repugnant abhorrent loathsome offensive detestable awful dreadful horrible terrible horrendous hideous appalling atrocious vile abominable frightful sickening nauseating nauseous stomach-churning stomach-turning off-putting uninviting unpalatable unappetizing unsavoury distasteful nasty obnoxious objectionable odious dirty filthy mucky grimy grubby stained dirt-encrusted muddy muddied unclean unwashed- very disagreeable or unpleasant
"the news had put Michelle in a foul mood"
- wicked or immoral
"murder most foul"
evil wicked sinful immoral wrong morally wrong wrongful bad iniquitous corrupt ungodly unholy irreligious unrighteous sacrilegious profane blasphemous impious base mean vile- (of language) obscene
"foul oaths"
- done contrary to the rules of a sport
"a foul tackle"
- containing or full of noxious matter; polluted
"foul, swampy water"
- clogged or choked with
"the land was foul with weeds"
- (of a rope or anchor) entangled
- (of a ship's bottom) overgrown with weed, barnacles, or similar matter
- (of the weather) wet and stormy
"he walked in fair and foul weather"
- (of wind or tide) opposed to one's desired course
"it sometimes becomes advantageous to anchor during the periods of foul tide"
- (in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent
"the midfielder was booked for a foul on Ford"
unfair against the rules illegal unsporting unsportsmanlike below the belt dirty dishonourable dishonest underhand unscrupulous unjust unprincipled immoral crooked fraudulent- a collision or entanglement in riding, rowing, or running
- a disease in the feet of cattle
"he was indeed suffering from foul of the foot"
- contrary to the rules; unfairly
- make foul or dirty; pollute
"factories which fouled the atmosphere"
dirty soil stain blacken muddy begrime splash spatter smear befoul besmirch blight defile make filthy infect pollute contaminate poison taint adulterate sully- (of an animal) make (something) dirty with excrement
"make sure that your pet never fouls paths"
- (of a person) defecate involuntarily
- (in sport) commit a foul against (an opponent)
"United claim their keeper was fouled"
- collide with or obstruct
"the ships became overcrowded and fouled each other"
- cause (a cable, anchor, or other object) to become entangled or jammed
"seaweed or barnacles could clog or foul the propeller"
- (of a cable, anchor, or other object) become entangled or jammed
"we feared the anchor would foul in the heavy grasses"