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Foul
faʊl
Foul definitions
verb
foul
fouled
fouling
fouls
- 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"