Foul
verbfaʊl
Adjective
especially of a ship's lines etc
“with its sails afoul”
“a foul anchor”
Similar:AfoulFouled(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
“foul (or dirty) copy”
violating accepted standards or rules
“used foul means to gain power”
offensively malodorous
“a foul odor”
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
“a foul pond”
characterized by obscenity
“foul language”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
Noun
an act that violates the rules of a sport
Type of:ViolationInfringement
Verb
make unclean
“foul the water”
become or cause to become obstructed
make impure
spot, stain, or pollute
Type of:DishonorDishonourDisgracebecome soiled and dirty
Type of:Changecommit a foul; break the rules
Type of:Playhit a foul ball
Type of:Hit
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA