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Definition by Wordnik

  1. (adjective) Offensive to the senses; revolting.
  2. (adjective) Having an offensive odor; smelly.
  3. (adjective) Rotten or putrid: foul meat.
  4. (adjective) Full of dirt or mud; dirty. See Synonyms at dirty.
  5. (adjective) Full of impurities; polluted: foul air.
  6. (adjective) Morally detestable; wicked: foul deeds.
  7. (adjective) Of a vulgar or obscene nature: foul language.
  8. (adjective) Very disagreeable or displeasing; horrid: a foul movie.
  9. (adjective) Bad or unfavorable: in fair weather or foul.
  10. (adjective) Violating accepted standards or rules; dishonorable: used foul means to gain power.
  11. (adjective) Sports Contrary to the rules of a game or sport: a foul boxing punch.
  12. (adjective) Baseball Outside the foul lines: a foul fly ball.
  13. (adjective) Entangled or twisted: a foul anchor.
  14. (adjective) Clogged or obstructed; blocked: a foul ventilator shaft.
  15. (adjective) Archaic Ugly; unattractive.
  16. (noun) Sports An infraction or a violation of the rules of play.
  17. (noun) Baseball A foul ball.
  18. (noun) An entanglement or a collision.
  19. (noun) An instance of clogging or obstructing.
  20. (adverb) In a foul manner.
  21. (verb-transitive) To make dirty or foul; pollute. See Synonyms at contaminate.
  22. (verb-transitive) To bring into dishonor; besmirch.
  23. (verb-transitive) To clog or obstruct.
  24. (verb-transitive) To entangle or catch (a rope, for example).
  25. (verb-transitive) Nautical To encrust (a ship's hull) with foreign matter, such as barnacles.
  26. (verb-transitive) Sports To commit a foul against.
  27. (verb-transitive) Baseball To hit (a ball) outside the foul lines.
  28. (verb-intransitive) To become foul.
  29. (verb-intransitive) Sports To commit a foul.
  30. (verb-intransitive) Baseball To hit a ball outside the foul lines: fouled twice and then struck out; fouled out to the catcher.
  31. (verb-intransitive) To become entangled or twisted: The anchor line fouled on a rock.
  32. (verb-intransitive) To become clogged or obstructed.
  33. (phrasal-verb) foul out Sports To be put out of a game for exceeding the number of permissible fouls.
  34. (phrasal-verb) foul up To blunder or cause to blunder because of mistakes or poor judgment.

Example by Wordnik

  1. “Boleyn,” said Brandon, the word foul on his tongue. - The Tudors: King Takes Queen
  2. In a brand-new interview revealed today, Michael ` s father, Joe, said he believes that there was what he calls foul play in his son ` s death. - CNN Transcript Jul 13, 2009
  3. You might notice that none of what you call foul language and cite in # 336 comes from me except for: “Dumbya always looks angry when things don’t quite work out the way he wanted.” - Think Progress » Rep. Jim Moran: Bush Was Warned To Be ‘Extra Sensitive’ About Webb’s Son
  4. It shouldn't matter what time of the game — a foul is a foul. - USATODAY.com - Nets sweep road set from Pistons
  5. So it's not what they call a foul deck, that is a deck that they cannot land on but there are many, many more people on this deck than you would normally see when an aircraft lands. - CNN Transcript May 1, 2003

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