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- DictionaryFoul/foul/
adjective
- 1. offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled: "a foul odor"
- 2. wicked or immoral: "murder most foul"
noun
- 1. (in sports) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.
- 2. a disease in the feet of cattle: informal, dated "he was indeed suffering from foul of the foot"
adverb
- 1. unfairly; contrary to the rules.
verb
- 1. make foul or dirty; pollute: "factories that fouled the atmosphere"
- 2. (in sports) commit a foul against (an opponent).
The meaning of FOUL is offensive to the senses : loathsome. How to use foul in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Foul.
foul noun [C] (SPORTS) ( esp. in basketball) an act that is against the rules of a sport, sometimes causing injury to another player, or a punishment given to a player for breaking the rules: an intentional foul. a flagrant foul. In baseball, foul also means foul ball.
Foul definition: grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome. See examples of FOUL used in a sentence.
Foul is most commonly used as an adjective to describe a bad smell. As a verb, foul usually means “make dirty or messy.” You might foul your room to the point where it smells a bit foul.
FOUL definition: 1. very dirty, or with an unpleasant smell: 2. very bad or unpleasant: 3. very rude and offensive…. Learn more.
If you describe something as foul, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant.
to get into trouble with a person or an organization because of doing something wrong or illegal. Definition of foul adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.