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Meaning
Adj
●
In Hygiene:
Covered with, or
containing
unclean
matter
; dirty.
●
Obscene,
vulgar
or abusive.
●
In Hygiene:
Detestable,
unpleasant
, loathsome.
●
Disgusting,
repulsive
;
causing
disgust.
●
In Hygiene:
Ugly;
homely
; poor.
●
Unpleasant,
stormy
or rainy.
●
Dishonest
or not
conforming
to the
established
rules
and
customs
of
a game
,
conflict
, test, etc.
●
In Nautical:
Entangled and therefore
restricting
free
movement
, not clear.
●
(with "of") Positioned on, in, or
near
enough to (a
specified
area)
so as to
obstruct
it.
●
In Baseball:
Outside of the
base
lines
; in
foul
territory.
Verb
●
To make dirty.
●
To besmirch.
●
To
clog
or obstruct.
●
In Nautical:
To entangle.
●
In Basketball:
To
make contact with
an
opposing
player
in order to
gain
advantage.
●
In Basketball:
To
commit
a foul.
●
In Baseball:
To
hit
outside of
the baselines.
●
In Baseball:
To
hit
a
ball
outside of
the baselines.
●
To become clogged.
●
To become entangled.
●
To
come into
contact
or
collide
with.
Noun
●
In Sports:
A
breach
of the
rules
of
a game
, especially one
involving
inappropriate
contact
with an
opposing
player
in order to
gain
an
advantage
;
for example
,
tripping
someone up in
soccer
, or
contact
of any kind in basketball.
●
In Bowling:
A (usually
accidental
)
contact
between a
bowler
and the
lane
before the
bowler
has
released
the ball.
●
In Baseball:
A
foul ball
, a
ball
which has been
hit
outside of
the
base
lines.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
foul
English
fulian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Shameful
Odious
Wretched
Befoul
Dirty
Besmirch
Filthy
Bad
Unclean
Execrable
Related
Handball
Flagrant
Offside
Penalty
Referee
Ball
Offense
Nasty
Disgusting
Violation
Evil
Vile
Fumble
Cruel
Dribble
Noxious
Putrid
Offence
Horrible
Dreadful
Player
Poisonous
Dangerous
Game
Vicious
Unsportsmanlike
Wicked
Choke
Match
Horrific
Awful
Obnoxious
Terrible
Ugly
Strike
Felony
Hideous
Flop
Offensive
Free Kick
Straight Red
Hand Ball
Yellow Card
Red Card
High Tackle
Penalty Kick
Late Tackle
More
Rhymes
Owl
Cawl
Foul
Fowl
Yowl
Howl
Jowl
Cowl
Bowel
Scowl
Afoul
Dowel
Growl
Joule
Towel
Vowel
Trowel
Defoul
Avowal
Befoul
Envowel
Emvowel
Embowel
Disavowal
Disenvowel
Disemvowel
Disembowel
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