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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | foul, disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky | Highly offensive |
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| 2 | foul, fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented | Offensively malodorous | |
| 3 | foul, cheating, dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike | Violating accepted standards or rules | |
| 4 | foul | (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines | |
| 5 | foul, dirty, marked-up | (of a manuscript) defaced with changes | |
| 6 | foul, filthy, nasty, smutty | Characterized by obscenity | |
| 7 | foul, filthy, nasty | Disgustingly dirty | |
| 8 | foul, afoul, fouled | Especially of a ship's lines etc | |
| NOUN | 1 | foul | An act that violates of the rules of a sport |
| VERB | 1 | foul | Hit a foul ball |
| 2 | foul, pollute, contaminate | Make impure | |
| 3 | foul, clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke | Become or cause to become obstructed | |
| 4 | foul | Commit a foul | |
| 5 | foul, befoul, defile, maculate | Spot, stain, or pollute | |
| 6 | foul | Make unclean | |
| 7 | foul | Become soiled and dirty |
| Sounds | faw'l |
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| Rhymes | afoul, cowl, fowl, and 10 more rhymes in awl... |
| Meaning | Highly offensive. Arousing aversion or disgust. |
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| Synonyms | disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky |
| Similar to | offensive |
| Meaning | Offensively malodorous. |
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| Examples | "a foul odor" |
| Synonyms | fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented |
| Similar to | malodorous, malodourous, unpeasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky |
| Nouns | foulness |
| Meaning | Violating accepted standards or rules. |
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| Examples | "used foul means to gain power" |
| Synonyms | cheating, dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike |
| Similar to | unfair, unjust |
| Nouns | foulness |
| Adverbs | foully |
| Meaning | (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines. |
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| Contrary | fair |
| Similar | out-of-bounds |
| Category | baseball, baseball game |
| Meaning | (of a manuscript) defaced with changes. |
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| Examples | "foul (or dirty) copy" |
| Synonyms | dirty, marked-up |
| Similar to | illegible |
| Meaning | Characterized by obscenity. |
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| Examples | "foul language" |
| Synonyms | filthy, nasty, smutty |
| Similar to | dirty |
| Meaning | Disgustingly dirty. Filled or smeared with offensive matter. |
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| Examples | "a foul pond" |
| Synonyms | filthy, nasty |
| Similar to | dirty, soiled, unclean |
| Nouns | foulness |
| Meaning | Especially of a ship's lines etc. |
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| Examples | "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor" |
| Synonyms | afoul, fouled |
| Similar to | tangled |
| Meaning | An act that violates of the rules of a sport. |
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| Category | sport, athletics |
| Broader | violation, infringement |
| Narrower | foul ball; personal foul; technical foul, technical |
| Verbs | foul; foul |
| Meaning | Hit a foul ball. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Category | baseball, baseball game |
| Broader | hit |
| Narrower | foul out |
| Nouns | foul |
| Meaning | Make impure. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | pollute, contaminate |
| Broader | dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire |
| Narrower | infect, taint |
| Meaning | Become or cause to become obstructed. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke |
| Contrary | unclog |
| Broader | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up |
| Narrower | gum up; crap up; stuff, lug, choke up, block; silt up, silt |
| Meaning | Commit a foul. Break the rules. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Broader | play |
| Narrower | hack; hack |
| Nouns | foul |
| Meaning | Spot, stain, or pollute. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | befoul, defile, maculate |
| Broader | dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame |
| Meaning | Make unclean. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "foul the water" |
| Broader | dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire |
| Meaning | Become soiled and dirty. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Broader | change |
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