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foul definition

foul


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  foul 
 
  4  of  7  senses  of  foul 
 
  Sense  1 
  foul 
  =>  foul  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  pollute,  foul,  contaminate 
  =>  infect,  taint 
 
  Sense  3 
  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul 
  =>  gum  up 
  =>  crap  up 
  =>  stuff,  lug,  choke  up  block 
  =>  silt  up  silt 
 
  Sense  4 
  foul 
  =>  hack 
  =>  hack 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  foul 
 
  4  of  7  senses  of  foul 
 
  Sense  1 
  foul 
  =>  foul  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  pollute,  foul,  contaminate 
  =>  infect,  taint 
  =>  superinfect 
  =>  smut 
 
  Sense  3 
  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul 
  =>  gum  up 
  =>  crap  up 
  =>  stuff,  lug,  choke  up  block 
  =>  silt  up  silt 
 
  Sense  4 
  foul 
  =>  hack 
  =>  hack 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  foul 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  foul 
 
  7  senses  of  foul 
 
  Sense  1 
  foul 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  2 
  pollute,  foul,  contaminate 
  =>  dirty,  soil,  begrime,  grime,  colly,  bemire 
 
  Sense  3 
  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul 
  =>  obstruct,  obturate,  impede,  occlude,  jam,  block,  close  up 
 
  Sense  4 
  foul 
  =>  play 
 
  Sense  5 
  foul,  befoul,  defile,  maculate 
  =>  dishonor,  disgrace,  dishonour,  attaint,  shame 
 
  Sense  6 
  foul 
  =>  dirty,  soil,  begrime,  grime,  colly,  bemire 
 
  Sense  7 
  foul 
  =>  change 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  foul 
 
  foul  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  foul 
 
  Sense  1 
  foul 
  =>  hit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  pollute,  foul,  contaminate 
  =>  dirty,  soil,  begrime,  grime,  colly,  bemire 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul 
  =>  obstruct,  obturate,  impede,  occlude,  jam,  block,  close  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  foul 
  =>  play 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  foul,  befoul,  defile,  maculate 
  =>  dishonor,  disgrace,  dishonour,  attaint,  shame 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  foul 
  =>  dirty,  soil,  begrime,  grime,  colly,  bemire 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  foul 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  foul 
  foul 
  foul-up 
  foul-weather  gear 
  foul  ball 
  foul  line 
  foul  play 
  foul  shot 
  foulard 
  foulmart 
  foulness 
  personal  foul 
 
  Overview  of  noun  foul 
 
  The  noun  foul  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  foul  --  ((sports)  an  act  that  violates  of  the  rules  of  the  sport) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  foul 
 
  The  verb  foul  has  7  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  foul  --  (hit  a  foul  ball,  in  baseball) 
  2.  (1)  pollute,  foul,  contaminate  --  (make  impure;  "The  industrial  wastes  polluted  the  lake") 
  3.  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul  --  (become  or  cause  to  become  obstructed;  "The  leaves  clog  our  drains  in  the  Fall";  "The  water  pipe  is  backed  up") 
  4.  foul  --  (commit  a  foul;  break  the  rules) 
  5.  foul,  befoul,  defile,  maculate  --  (spot,  stain,  or  pollute;  "The  townspeople  defiled  the  river  by  emptying  raw  sewage  into  it") 
  6.  foul  --  (make  foul;  "foul  the  water") 
  7.  foul  --  (become  foul  or  dirty) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  foul 
 
  The  adj  foul  has  9  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  disgusting,  disgustful,  distasteful,  foul,  loathly,  loathsome,  repellent,  repellant,  repelling,  revolting,  wicked,  yucky  --  (highly  offensive;  arousing  aversion  or  disgust;  "a  disgusting  smell";  "distasteful  language";  "a  loathsome  disease";  "the  idea  of  eating  meat  is  repellent  to  me";  "revolting  food";  "a  wicked  stench") 
  2.  (1)  fetid,  foetid,  foul,  foul-smelling,  funky,  noisome,  smelly,  putrid,  stinking  --  (offensively  malodorous;  "a  putrid  smell") 
  3.  (1)  cheating,  dirty,  foul,  unsporting,  unsportsmanlike  --  (violating  accepted  standards  or  rules  "a  dirty  fighter";  "used  foul  means  to  gain  power";  "a  nasty  unsporting  serve";  "fined  for  unsportsmanlike  behavior") 
  4.  foul  --  ((of  a  baseball)  not  hit  between  the  foul  lines) 
  5.  dirty,  foul,  marked-up  --  ((of  a  manuscript)  defaced  with  changes;  "foul  (or  dirty)  copy") 
  6.  filthy,  foul,  nasty,  vile  --  ((informal)  thoroughly  unpleasant;  "filthy  (or  foul  or  nasty  or  vile)  weather  we're  having") 
  7.  filthy,  foul,  nasty,  smutty  --  (characterized  by  obscenity;  "had  a  filthy  mouth";  "foul  language";  "smutty  jokes") 
  8.  filthy,  foul,  nasty  --  (disgustingly  dirty;  filled  or  smeared  with  offensive  matter;  "as  filthy  as  a  pigsty";  "a  foul  pond";  "a  nasty  pigsty  of  a  room") 
  9.  afoul,  foul,  fouled  --  (especially  of  a  ship's  lines  etc  "with  its  sails  afoul";  "a  foul  anchor") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  foul 
 
  9  senses  of  foul 
 
  Sense  1 
  disgusting,  disgustful,  distasteful,  foul,  loathly,  loathsome,  repellent,  repellant,  repelling,  revolting,  wicked,  yucky 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  offensive)  ->  inoffensive 
 
  Sense  2 
  fetid,  foetid,  foul,  foul-smelling,  funky,  noisome,  smelly,  putrid,  stinking 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  malodorous)  ->  fragrant 
 
  Sense  3 
  cheating(postnominal),  dirty,  foul,  unsporting,  unsportsmanlike 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unfair)  ->  fair,  just 
 
  Sense  4 
  foul  (vs.  fair) 
 
  fair  (vs.  foul) 
  =>  in-bounds 
 
  Sense  5 
  dirty,  foul,  marked-up 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  illegible)  ->  legible 
 
  Sense  6 
  filthy,  foul,  nasty,  vile 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inclement)  ->  clement 
 
  Sense  7 
  filthy,  foul,  nasty,  smutty 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  dirty)  ->  clean,  unobjectionable 
 
  Sense  8 
  filthy,  foul,  nasty 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  dirty)  ->  clean 
 
  Sense  9 
  afoul(predicate),  foul,  fouled 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  tangled)  ->  untangled 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  foul 
 
  9  senses  of  foul 
 
  Sense  1 
  disgusting,  disgustful,  distasteful,  foul,  loathly,  loathsome,  repellent,  repellant,  repelling,  revolting,  wicked,  yucky 
  =>  offensive  (vs.  inoffensive) 
 
  Sense  2 
  fetid,  foetid,  foul,  foul-smelling,  funky,  noisome,  smelly,  putrid,  stinking 
  =>  malodorous  (vs.  fragrant) 
 
  Sense  3 
  cheating(postnominal),  dirty,  foul,  unsporting,  unsportsmanlike 
  =>  unfair  (vs.  fair),  unjust 
 
  Sense  4 
  foul  (vs.  fair) 
  =>  out-of-bounds 
 
  Sense  5 
  dirty,  foul,  marked-up 
  =>  illegible  (vs.  legible) 
 
  Sense  6 
  filthy,  foul,  nasty,  vile 
  =>  inclement  (vs.  clement) 
 
  Sense  7 
  filthy,  foul,  nasty,  smutty 
  =>  dirty  (vs.  clean) 
 
  Sense  8 
  filthy,  foul,  nasty 
  =>  dirty  (vs.  clean),  soiled,  unclean 
 
  Sense  9 
  afoul(predicate),  foul,  fouled 
  =>  tangled  (vs.  untangled) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  foul 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  foul 
 
  foul  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  9) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  foul 
  afoul 
  foul 
  foul-mouthed 
  foul-smelling 
  foul-spoken 
  fouled 
 
  Overview  of  noun  foul 
 
  The  noun  foul  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  foul  --  ((sports)  an  act  that  violates  of  the  rules  of  the  sport) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  foul 
 
  The  verb  foul  has  7  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  foul  --  (hit  a  foul  ball,  in  baseball) 
  2.  (1)  pollute,  foul,  contaminate  --  (make  impure;  "The  industrial  wastes  polluted  the  lake") 
  3.  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul  --  (become  or  cause  to  become  obstructed;  "The  leaves  clog  our  drains  in  the  Fall";  "The  water  pipe  is  backed  up") 
  4.  foul  --  (commit  a  foul;  break  the  rules) 
  5.  foul,  befoul,  defile,  maculate  --  (spot,  stain,  or  pollute;  "The  townspeople  defiled  the  river  by  emptying  raw  sewage  into  it") 
  6.  foul  --  (make  foul;  "foul  the  water") 
  7.  foul  --  (become  foul  or  dirty) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  foul 
 
  The  adj  foul  has  9  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  disgusting,  disgustful,  distasteful,  foul,  loathly,  loathsome,  repellent,  repellant,  repelling,  revolting,  wicked,  yucky  --  (highly  offensive;  arousing  aversion  or  disgust;  "a  disgusting  smell";  "distasteful  language";  "a  loathsome  disease";  "the  idea  of  eating  meat  is  repellent  to  me";  "revolting  food";  "a  wicked  stench") 
  2.  (1)  fetid,  foetid,  foul,  foul-smelling,  funky,  noisome,  smelly,  putrid,  stinking  --  (offensively  malodorous;  "a  putrid  smell") 
  3.  (1)  cheating,  dirty,  foul,  unsporting,  unsportsmanlike  --  (violating  accepted  standards  or  rules  "a  dirty  fighter";  "used  foul  means  to  gain  power";  "a  nasty  unsporting  serve";  "fined  for  unsportsmanlike  behavior") 
  4.  foul  --  ((of  a  baseball)  not  hit  between  the  foul  lines) 
  5.  dirty,  foul,  marked-up  --  ((of  a  manuscript)  defaced  with  changes;  "foul  (or  dirty)  copy") 
  6.  filthy,  foul,  nasty,  vile  --  ((informal)  thoroughly  unpleasant;  "filthy  (or  foul  or  nasty  or  vile)  weather  we're  having") 
  7.  filthy,  foul,  nasty,  smutty  --  (characterized  by  obscenity;  "had  a  filthy  mouth";  "foul  language";  "smutty  jokes") 
  8.  filthy,  foul,  nasty  --  (disgustingly  dirty;  filled  or  smeared  with  offensive  matter;  "as  filthy  as  a  pigsty";  "a  foul  pond";  "a  nasty  pigsty  of  a  room") 
  9.  afoul,  foul,  fouled  --  (especially  of  a  ship's  lines  etc  "with  its  sails  afoul";  "a  foul  anchor") 



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