Foul Meaning

There are 16 meaning(s) for word Foul

Meaning 1 : become or cause to become obstructed

    Synonyms : back up,  choke,  choke off,  clog,  clog up,  congest
Meaning 2 : (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

    Example : foul (or dirty) copy

    Synonyms : dirty,  marked-up
Meaning 3 : violating accepted standards or rules

    Example : used foul means to gain power

    Synonyms : cheating,  dirty,  unsporting,  unsportsmanlike
Meaning 4 : make impure

    Synonyms : contaminate,  pollute
Meaning 5 : offensively malodorous

    Example : a foul odor

    Synonyms : fetid,  foetid,  foul-smelling,  funky,  ill-scented,  noisome,  smelly,  stinking
Meaning 6 : disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

    Example : a foul pond

    Synonyms : filthy,  nasty
Meaning 7 : spot, stain, or pollute

    Synonyms : befoul,  defile,  maculate
Meaning 8 : especially of a ship's lines etc

    Example : with its sails afoul,a foul anchor

    Synonyms : afoul,  fouled
Meaning 9 : highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

    Synonyms : disgustful,  disgusting,  distasteful,  loathly,  loathsome,  repellant,  repellent,  repelling,  revolting,  skanky,  wicked,  yucky
Meaning 10 : characterized by obscenity

    Example : foul language

    Synonyms : cruddy,  filthy,  nasty,  smutty
Meaning 11 : an act that violates the rules of a sport

Meaning 12 : become soiled and dirty

Meaning 13 : commit a foul; break the rules

Meaning 14 : hit a foul ball

Meaning 15 : make unclean

    Example : foul the water

Meaning 16 : (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

Foul Antonyms

How to Pronounce Foul

  • faʊl


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