fouled

foul

F0277600 (foul)adj. foul·er, foul·est 1. a. Offensive to the senses; revolting: "a foul little creature with greedy eyes and slobbering mouth" (J.R.R. Tolkien).b. Having a bad odor or taste: foul breath; food that tasted foul.c. Rotten or putrid: foul meat.2. a. Containing dirt, impurities, or other foreign matter; foul water.b. Clogged or bestrewn with unwanted material: The bay is foul with old sunken vessels.c. Overgrown or encrusted with weeds, barnacles, or other organisms. Used of a ship's bottom.d. Entangled or enwrapped: a foul anchor.3. a. Morally detestable; wicked: foul deeds.b. Vulgar or obscene: foul language.c. Violating accepted standards or rules; dishonorable: used foul means to gain power.4. a. Very disagreeable or displeasing; horrid: a foul movie.b. Inclement or unfavorable: in fair weather or foul.c. Irritable or upset: in a foul mood.5. a. Sports Contrary to the rules of a game or sport: a foul boxing punch.b. Baseball Outside the foul lines: a foul fly ball.6. Marked with editorial changes or corrections: foul copy.7. Archaic Ugly; unattractive.n.1. Abbr. Fa. Sports An infraction or a violation of the rules of play.b. Baseball A foul ball.2. An entanglement or a collision.3. An instance of clogging or obstructing.4. A foul copy of a document.adv. In a foul manner.v. fouled, foul·ing, fouls v.tr.1. To make dirty or foul; pollute. See Synonyms at contaminate.2. To bring into dishonor; besmirch.3. To clog or obstruct.4. To entangle or catch (a rope, for example).5. To encrust (a ship's hull) with foreign matter, such as barnacles.6. a. Sports To commit a foul against.b. Baseball To hit (a ball) outside the foul lines.v.intr.1. To become foul.2. a. Sports To commit a foul.b. Baseball To hit a ball outside the foul lines: fouled twice and then struck out; fouled out to the catcher.3. To become entangled or twisted: The anchor line fouled on a rock.4. To become clogged or obstructed.Phrasal Verbs: foul out Sports To be put out of a game for exceeding the number of permissible fouls. foul up To blunder or cause to blunder because of mistakes or poor judgment.

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[Middle English, from Old English fūl; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]

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foul′ly adv.foul′ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fouled - made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot"befouleddirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
	2.	fouled - especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"afoul, foultangled - in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes"