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fouling definition

fouling


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fouling 
  antifouling 
 
  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) 



fouling definition