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fouled; fouling; fouls

Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

transitive verb
to make foul: such as
to make dirty pollute //fouled the water
to tangle or come into collision with
to encrust with a foreign substance //a ship's bottom fouled with barnacles
obstruct, block
dishonor, discredit
to commit a foul against //was fouled while attempting a shot on goal
to hit (a baseball) foul
intransitive verb
to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game
to hit a foul ball
to become or be foul: such as
decompose, rot
to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance
to become entangled or come into collision

adverb

Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

in a foul manner so as to be foul

Other Words

Adjective

foully ˈfau̇(l)-lē adverb
foulness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Adjective

abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly

Synonyms: Verb

befoul begrime bemire besmirch blacken daub dirty distain [archaic] gaum [dialect] grime mire muck muddy smirch smudge soil stain sully

Antonyms: Adjective

innocuous inoffensive

Antonyms: Verb

clean cleanse

Examples

Adjective

//the foul odor of rotten eggs
//The medicine left a foul taste in my mouth.
//The weather has been foul all week.

Noun

//He hit several fouls in a row.

Verb

//pollutants that foul the air
//She fouled on her first long jump attempt.
//He was fouled as he attempted the shot.
//He kept fouling pitches into the stands.

First Known Use

Adjective

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Verb

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Adverb

before 12th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High German fūl rotten, Latin pus pus, putēre to stink, Greek pyon pus

foul

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment //a foul taste that made us gag
Synonyms

abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly
Related Words

exceptionable objectionable
brackish disagreeable dislikable (also dislikeable) unpleasant
contemptible despicable detestable hard hateful
unhealthy unsavory unwholesome
execrable lousy miserable
atrocious frightful ghastly grim grisly gruesome (also grewsome) heinous horrific horrifying lurid macabre monstrous nightmarish fouled; fouling; fouls

Definition (Entry 3 of 4)
- transitive verb
- to make foul: such as
  to make dirty pollute //fouled the water
  to tangle or come into collision with
  to encrust with a foreign substance //a ship's bottom fouled with barnacles
  obstruct, block
- dishonor, discredit
- to commit a foul against //was fouled while attempting a shot on goal
- to hit (a baseball) foul
- intransitive verb
- to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game
- to hit a foul ball
- to become or be foul: such as
  decompose, rot
  to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance
  to become entangled or come into collision
adverb
- in a foul manner : so as to be foul
Definition (Entry 4 of 4)
- in a foul manner so as to be foul
Other Words
Adjective
- foully ˈfau̇(l)-lē adverb
- foulness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly
Synonyms: Verb
befoul begrime bemire besmirch blacken daub dirty distain [archaic] gaum [dialect] grime mire muck muddy smirch smudge soil stain sully
Antonyms: Adjective
innocuous inoffensive
Antonyms: Verb
clean cleanse
Examples
Adjective
- //the foul odor of rotten eggs
- //The medicine left a foul taste in my mouth.
- //The weather has been foul all week.
Noun
- //He hit several fouls in a row.
Verb
- //pollutants that foul the air
- //She fouled on her first long jump attempt.
- //He was fouled as he attempted the shot.
- //He kept fouling pitches into the stands.
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4
Verb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Adverb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High German fūl rotten, Latin pus pus, putēre to stink, Greek pyon pus

foul

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment //a foul taste that made us gag
Synonyms

abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly
Related Words

exceptionable objectionable
brackish disagreeable dislikable (also dislikeable) unpleasant
contemptible despicable detestable hard hateful
unhealthy unsavory unwholesome
execrable lousy miserable
atrocious frightful ghastly grim grisly gruesome (also grewsome) heinous horrific horrifying lurid macabre monstrous nightmarish fouled; fouling; fouls

Definition (Entry 3 of 4)
- transitive verb
- to make foul: such as
  to make dirty pollute //fouled the water
  to tangle or come into collision with
  to encrust with a foreign substance //a ship's bottom fouled with barnacles
  obstruct, block
- dishonor, discredit
- to commit a foul against //was fouled while attempting a shot on goal
- to hit (a baseball) foul
- intransitive verb
- to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game
- to hit a foul ball
- to become or be foul: such as
  decompose, rot
  to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance
  to become entangled or come into collision
adverb
- in a foul manner : so as to be foul
Definition (Entry 4 of 4)
- in a foul manner so as to be foul
Other Words
Adjective
- foully ˈfau̇(l)-lē adverb
- foulness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly
Synonyms: Verb
befoul begrime bemire besmirch blacken daub dirty distain [archaic] gaum [dialect] grime mire muck muddy smirch smudge soil stain sully
Antonyms: Adjective
innocuous inoffensive
Antonyms: Verb
clean cleanse
Examples
Adjective
- //the foul odor of rotten eggs
- //The medicine left a foul taste in my mouth.
- //The weather has been foul all week.
Noun
- //He hit several fouls in a row.
Verb
- //pollutants that foul the air
- //She fouled on her first long jump attempt.
- //He was fouled as he attempted the shot.
- //He kept fouling pitches into the stands.
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4
Verb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Adverb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High German fūl rotten, Latin pus pus, putēre to stink, Greek pyon pus

foul

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment //a foul taste that made us gag
Synonyms

abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly
Related Words

exceptionable objectionable
brackish disagreeable dislikable (also dislikeable) unpleasant
contemptible despicable detestable hard hateful
unhealthy unsavory unwholesome
execrable lousy miserable
atrocious frightful ghastly grim grisly gruesome (also grewsome) heinous horrific horrifying lurid macabre monstrous nightmarish fouled; fouling; fouls

Definition (Entry 3 of 4)
- transitive verb
- to make foul: such as
  to make dirty pollute //fouled the water
  to tangle or come into collision with
  to encrust with a foreign substance //a ship's bottom fouled with barnacles
  obstruct, block
- dishonor, discredit
- to commit a foul against //was fouled while attempting a shot on goal
- to hit (a baseball) foul
- intransitive verb
- to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game
- to hit a foul ball
- to become or be foul: such as
  decompose, rot
  to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance
  to become entangled or come into collision
adverb
- in a foul manner : so as to be foul
Definition (Entry 4 of 4)
- in a foul manner so as to be foul
Other Words
Adjective
- foully ˈfau̇(l)-lē adverb
- foulness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly
Synonyms: Verb
befoul begrime bemire besmirch blacken daub dirty distain [archaic] gaum [dialect] grime mire muck muddy smirch smudge soil stain sully
Antonyms: Adjective
innocuous inoffensive
Antonyms: Verb
clean cleanse
Examples
Adjective
- //the foul odor of rotten eggs
- //The medicine left a foul taste in my mouth.
- //The weather has been foul all week.
Noun
- //He hit several fouls in a row.
Verb
- //pollutants that foul the air
- //She fouled on her first long jump attempt.
- //He was fouled as he attempted the shot.
- //He kept fouling pitches into the stands.
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4
Verb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Adverb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High German fūl rotten, Latin pus pus, putēre to stink, Greek pyon pus

foul

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment //a foul taste that made us gag
Synonyms

abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly
Related Words

exceptionable objectionable
brackish disagreeable dislikable (also dislikeable) unpleasant
contemptible despicable detestable hard hateful
unhealthy unsavory unwholesome
execrable lousy miserable
atrocious frightful ghastly grim grisly gruesome (also grewsome) heinous horrific horrifying lurid macabre monstrous nightmarish fouled; fouling; fouls

Definition (Entry 3 of 4)
- transitive verb
- to make foul: such as
  to make dirty pollute //fouled the water
  to tangle or come into collision with
  to encrust with a foreign substance //a ship's bottom fouled with barnacles
  obstruct, block
- dishonor, discredit
- to commit a foul against //was fouled while attempting a shot on goal
- to hit (a baseball) foul
- intransitive verb
- to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game
- to hit a foul ball
- to become or be foul: such as
  decompose, rot
  to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance
  to become entangled or come into collision
adverb
- in a foul manner : so as to be foul
Definition (Entry 4 of 4)
- in a foul manner so as to be foul
Other Words
Adjective
- foully ˈfau̇(l)-lē adverb
- foulness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly
Synonyms: Verb
befoul begrime bemire besmirch blacken daub dirty distain [archaic] gaum [dialect] grime mire muck muddy smirch smudge soil stain sully
Antonyms: Adjective
innocuous inoffensive
Antonyms: Verb
clean cleanse
Examples
Adjective
- //the foul odor of rotten eggs
- //The medicine left a foul taste in my mouth.
- //The weather has been foul all week.
Noun
- //He hit several fouls in a row.
Verb
- //pollutants that foul the air
- //She fouled on her first long jump attempt.
- //He was fouled as he attempted the shot.
- //He kept fouling pitches into the stands.
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4
Verb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Adverb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High German fūl rotten, Latin pus pus, putēre to stink, Greek pyon pus

foul

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment //a foul taste that made us gag
Synonyms

abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly
Related Words

exceptionable objectionable
brackish disagreeable dislikable (also dislikeable) unpleasant
contemptible despicable detestable hard hateful
unhealthy unsavory unwholesome
execrable lousy miserable
atrocious frightful ghastly grim grisly gruesome (also grewsome) heinous horrific horrifying lurid macabre monstrous nightmarish fouled; fouling; fouls

Definition (Entry 3 of 4)
- transitive verb
- to make foul: such as
  to make dirty pollute //fouled the water
  to tangle or come into collision with
  to encrust with a foreign substance //a ship's bottom fouled with barnacles
  obstruct, block
- dishonor, discredit
- to commit a foul against //was fouled while attempting a shot on goal
- to hit (a baseball) foul
- intransitive verb
- to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game
- to hit a foul ball
- to become or be foul: such as
  decompose, rot
  to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance
  to become entangled or come into collision
adverb
- in a foul manner : so as to be foul
Definition (Entry 4 of 4)
- in a foul manner so as to be foul
Other Words
Adjective
- foully ˈfau̇(l)-lē adverb
- foulness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly
Synonyms: Verb
befoul begrime bemire besmirch blacken daub dirty distain [archaic] gaum [dialect] grime mire muck muddy smirch smudge soil stain sully
Antonyms: Adjective
innocuous inoffensive
Antonyms: Verb
clean cleanse
Examples
Adjective
- //the foul odor of rotten eggs
- //The medicine left a foul taste in my mouth.
- //The weather has been foul all week.
Noun
- //He hit several fouls in a row.
Verb
- //pollutants that foul the air
- //She fouled on her first long jump attempt.
- //He was fouled as he attempted the shot.
- //He kept fouling pitches into the stands.
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4
Verb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Adverb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High German fūl rotten, Latin pus pus, putēre to stink, Greek pyon pus

foul

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment //a foul taste that made us gag
Synonyms

abhorrent abominable appalling awful disgusting distasteful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid loathsome nasty nauseating nauseous noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive rancid repellent (also repellant) repugnant repulsive revolting scandalous shocking sickening ugly
Related Words

exceptionable objectionable
brackish disagreeable dislikable (also dislikeable) unpleasant
contemptible despicable detestable hard hateful
unhealthy unsavory unwholesome
execrable lousy miserable
atrocious frightful ghastly grim grisly gruesome (also grewsome) heinous horrific horrifying lurid macabre monstrous nightmarish