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Foul

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Meaning

Adj

In Hygiene:
Covered with, or
; dirty.
Obscene,
or abusive.
In Hygiene:
Detestable,
, loathsome.
Disgusting,
;
disgust.
In Hygiene:
Ugly;
; poor.
Unpleasant,
or rainy.
Dishonest
to the
and
of
,
, test, etc.
In Nautical:
Entangled and therefore
, not clear.
(with "of") Positioned on, in, or
enough to (a
area)
it.
In Baseball:
Outside of the
; in
territory.

Verb

To make dirty.
To besmirch.
To
or obstruct.
In Nautical:
To entangle.
In Basketball:
To
an
in order to
advantage.
In Basketball:
To
a foul.
In Baseball:
To
the baselines.
In Baseball:
To
a
the baselines.
To become clogged.
To become entangled.

Noun

In Sports:
A
of the
of
, especially one
with an
in order to
an
;
,
someone up in
, or
of any kind in basketball.
In Bowling:
A (usually
)
between a
and the
before the
has
the ball.
In Baseball:
A
, a
which has been
the
lines.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

foul
English
arrow
fulian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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