foul F₄O₁U₁L₁

Adjective 4 meanings

1. Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.

   “This cloth is too foul to use as a duster.”

2. Obscene, vulgar or abusive.

   “The rascal spewed forth a series of foul words.”

3. Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.

   “He has a foul set of friends.”

4. Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.

   “This foul food is making me retch.”

Verb 4 meanings

1. To make dirty.

   “to foul the face or hands with mire”

2. To besmirch.

   “He's fouled his reputation.”

3. To obstruct, block, or otherwise interfere with (something), for example by clogging (a drain, gun barrel, chimney, etc) or by being in the way of (a gunshot, etc).

   “The hair has fouled the drain.”

4. To entangle.

   “The kelp has fouled the prop.”

Noun 4 meanings

1. A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.

2. A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.

3. A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.

   “Jones hit a foul up over the screen.”

4. A tangle or entanglement.

Similar and opposite words

• SOUL₄
• GHOUL₉
• AFOUL₈
• OVERSOUL₁₁
• BEFOUL₁₁
• NOUL₄
• CONTROUL₁₀
• ROUL₄
• CAGOUL₉
• DEFOUL₁₀
• ENSOUL₆
• INSOUL₆

• FOUR₇
• SOUL₄
• FOOL₇
• FOIL₇
• FOWL₁₀
• FOAL₇
• FOUS₇
• NOUL₄
• FOUD₈
• ROUL₄