Definition of foul' in English English dictionary
- foul
- To entangle
The kelp has fouled the prop.
- foul
- To commit a foul
Smith fouled within the first minute of the quarter.
- foul
- To hit outside of the baselines
Jones fouled the ball off the facing of the upper deck.
- foul
- A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; as, for example, foot-tripping in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball
- foul
- To become entangled
The prop fouled on the kelp.
- foul
- Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched
He has a foul set of friends.
- foul
- Ugly; homely; poor
- foul
- To besmirch
He's fouled his reputation.
- foul
- A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball
- foul
- A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines
Jones hit a foul up over the screen.
- foul
- Outside of the base lines; in foul territory
Jones hit foul ball after foul ball.
- foul
- To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage
Smith fouled him hard.
- foul
- To clog or obstruct
The hair has fouled the drain.
- foul
- Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out
We've got a foul anchor.
- foul
- Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language
The rascal spewed forth a series of foul pronouncements.
- foul
- Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play
Foul play is not suspected.
- foul
- To hit a ball outside of the baselines
Jones fouled for strike one.
- foul
- To make dirty
He's fouled her diapers.
- foul
- Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease
This foul food is making me retch.
- foul
- Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc
Some foul weather is brewing.
- foul
- To become clogged
The drain fouled.
- foul
- Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water
Cap'n, she's all fouled up.
- foul anchor
- An anchor which has become entangled or caught up in something, or an image of this
One stone in particular attracts me. It bears a beautiful ‘foul anchor’ and the simple inscription: Dummy 1879-1918.
- foul ball
- A batted ball that lands in foul territory
It's a foul ball, up four rows of seats.
- foul balls
- plural form of foul ball
- foul bill of health
- A bill of health that states that there is infectious disease present in either a ship, or its port of departure
- foul language
- Profane or inappropriate and unacceptable words
- foul line
- A line between the lane and the approach, which the bowler must not cross
- foul line
- A line from which a player takes a free throw
- foul line
- One of the two lines on the edge of a field marking the area inside which a fair ball may be hit
- foul out
- An instance of fouling out
A foul out was recorded on the scorecard.
- foul out
- To be disqualified from further play for having committed too many fouls
The center has fouled out with only two points.
- foul out
- To become out by hitting a foul ball which is caught
He fouled out to lead off the third.
- foul play
- Unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior, especially of a malicious or violent nature
I think there's been fool play, said Poole, hoarsely.
- foul shot
- A free throw
- foul territory
- The area outside the playing field beyond the first base and third base lines, including the grandstand
- foul tick
- A foul ball which just brushes by the bat making a ticking sound
The catcher held onto the foul tick for the out.
- foul tip
- a foul ball which glances off the bat and continues back with only a moderate change in direction
The foul tip hit the umpire in the shoulder.
- foul up
- To make a mistake, to go wrong
You really fouled up this time.
- foul up
- To botch; to make a mess of
I fouled up question 3 of the exam.
- foul wind
- A wind blowing against the direction of travel
We lost several hours having to tack into a foul wind just off the coast.
- foul winds
- plural form of foul wind
- foul-mouthed
- That uses obscene language
- foul-smelling
- Having an unpleasant odor
- foul-up
- A disastrous mistake
- foul
- A bird
- foul
- {a} unclean, dirty, not bright, entangled
- foul
- {a} with great force or violence
- foul
- {v} to daub, dirty, bemire, pollute, sally
- foul
- Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc
- foul
- Touching or going beyond the foul line at delivery
- foul
- A breaking of the rules Common fouls are holding (grasping an opponent, unless the opponent has the ball), personal fouls (tripping an opponent or striking an opponent with one's hand, knee, or head), interference (a defensive player contacting a receiver to stop the completion of a pass or kick by contacting the player before he has the ball), clipping (pushing an opponent in the back), and face mask (grabbing an opponent's face mask)
- foul
- A violation Usually, illegal contact between two players
- foul
- {i} violation of a rule, breaking of a rule (Sports); collision, crash
- foul
- Outside of the base lines
- foul
- Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; said of the weather, sky, etc
- foul
- hit a foul ball
- foul
- Illegal contact between players
- foul
- characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
- foul
- An infraction of the rules set out in the Hurlingham Polo Association's Blue Book Most fouls govern the safe riding and the concept of the line of the ball
- foul
- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
- foul
- {f} violate a rule (Sports); make dirty, pollute; become dirty, become polluted collide with; defile, make unholy; be defiled
- foul
- To entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as, one boat fouled the other in a race
- foul
- commit a foul; break the rules
- foul
- A hand which may not be played for one reason or another A player with a foul hand may not make any claim on any portion of the pot Example: "He ended up with three cards after the flop, so the dealer declared his hand foul "
- foul
- offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"
- foul
- If you describe something as foul, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant. foul polluted water The smell was quite foul. = disgusting
- foul
- Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out
- foul
- Opposite of clear, as "foul berth," "foul anchor,"or ?'foul bottom "
- foul
- A rank, strong, fermented flavor or any other strong, unpleasant defective flavor, such as hidey or oniony
- foul
- To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing
- foul
- An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race
- foul
- If you fall foul of someone or run foul of them, you do something which gets you into trouble with them. He had fallen foul of the FBI
- foul
- To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire
- foul
- The obnoxious fan who has the seat right next to you
- foul
- interference with another swimmer during a race
- foul
- An infraction of the rules by a player or even a team official A free kick is awarded to the opposing team
- foul
- especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
- foul
- make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
- foul
- If someone has a foul temper or is in a foul mood, they become angry or violent very suddenly and easily. Collins was in a foul mood even before the interviews began. = bad
- foul
- The act of making contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage
- foul
- an act that violates of the rules of a sport become soiled and dirty make unclean; "foul the water" spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" commit a foul; break the rules hit a foul ball (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- foul
- Foul language is offensive and contains swear words or rude words. He was sent off for using foul language in a match last Sunday He had a foul mouth. = filthy
- foul
- If an animal fouls a place, it drops faeces onto the ground. It is an offence to let your dog foul a footpath
- foul
- unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play
- foul
- make unclean; "foul the water"
- foul
- spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
- foul
- become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
- foul
- To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles
- foul
- Crossing or touching the foul line at delivery It's penalized by a count of zero pins If the foul occurs on the first ball of a frame, the bowler gets a second shot at a new rack
- foul
- A foul is an act in a game or sport that is not allowed according to the rules. He picked up his first booking for a 45th-minute foul on Bull. Foul is also an adjective. a foul tackle
- foul
- A rules violation In response to a foul, a referee calls for either a direct free kick or an indirect free kick
- foul
- See Foul ball, under Foul, a
- foul
- In various games or sports, an act done contrary to the rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like
- foul
- actions by players which break the rules but are not floor violations; penalized by a change in possession or free-throw opportunities; see personal foul or technical foul
- foul
- an act that violates of the rules of a sport become soiled and dirty make unclean; "foul the water"
- foul
- To become entagled, as ropes; to come into collision with something; as, the two boats fouled
- foul
- Foul weather is unpleasant, windy, and stormy
- foul
- (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- foul
- become soiled and dirty
- foul
- a violation of the rules for which an official assesses a free kick
- foul
- {s} disgusting; morally offensive; filthy, dirty; clogged; unfavorable (weather); obscene (language); contrary to the rules (Sports); entangled (rope)
- foul
- 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"
- foul
- A low blow, causing and instand dq
- foul
- thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having"
- foul
- commit a foul; break the rules hit a foul ball (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- foul
- To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun
- foul
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
- foul
- A rule infraction that results in a penalty
- foul
- an act that violates of the rules of a sport
- foul
- In a game or sport, if a player fouls another player, they touch them or block them in a way which is not allowed according to the rules. Middlesbrough's Jimmy Phillips was sent off for fouling Steve Tilson
- foul
- Touching or going beyond the foul line When a bowler fouls they recieve zero count for that delivery
- foul
- Any illegal interference with an opposing player, including kicking, pushing, shoving, tripping and dangerous or aggressive play
- foul
- violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
- foul air
- rank air, stinking air, polluted air
- foul ball
- A batted ball that touches the ground outside of fair territory
- foul ball
- (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
- foul copy
- flawed copy, copy which contains mistakes
- foul crime
- despicable offense
- foul language
- obscene language, indecent language, dirty language
- foul line
- a line marked on a sports field outside of which a ball cannot be legally played
- foul line
- line beyond which a batter is not supposed to hit a ball (Baseball)
- foul line
- lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross a line from which basketball players take penalty shots
- foul linen
- dirty laundry
- foul one's own nest
- make a mess of one's life
- foul out
- baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught from an out in foul territory
- foul play
- unfair or illegal play in a sports match; unfair or treacherous behavior
- foul play
- Foul play is criminal violence or activity that results in a person's death. The report says it suspects foul play was involved in the deaths of two journalists
- foul play
- Foul play is unfair or dishonest behaviour, especially during a sports game. Players were warned twice for foul play. Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence
- foul play
- unfair or treacherous behavior (especially involving violence)
- foul shot
- an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
- foul shot
- An unobstructed shot from the foul line awarded to a fouled player and scored as one point if successful. Also called free throw
- foul tip
- A pitched ball that is deflected slightly off the bat toward the catcher
- foul up
- spoil, disturb, mess up, bungle
- foul up
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
- foul water
- dirty water, polluted water
- foul weather
- bad weather, unpleasant weather
- foul-
- Touching or going beyond the foul line at delivery
- foul-
- make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
- foul-
- become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
- foul-
- an act that violates of the rules of a sport
- foul-
- An infraction of the rules set out in the Hurlingham Polo Association's Blue Book Most fouls govern the safe riding and the concept of the line of the ball
- foul-
- A hand which may not be played for one reason or another A player with a foul hand may not make any claim on any portion of the pot Example: "He ended up with three cards after the flop, so the dealer declared his hand foul "
- foul-
- Illegal contact between players
- foul-
- commit a foul; break the rules
- foul-
- Touching or going beyond the foul line When a bowler fouls they recieve zero count for that delivery
- foul-
- a violation of the rules for which an official assesses a free kick
- foul-
- The obnoxious fan who has the seat right next to you
- foul-
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
- foul-
- A rule infraction that results in a penalty
- foul-
- A low blow, causing and instand dq
- foul-
- violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
- foul-
- make unclean; "foul the water"
- foul-
- Any illegal interference with an opposing player, including kicking, pushing, shoving, tripping and dangerous or aggressive play
- foul-
- A violation Usually, illegal contact between two players
- foul-
- hit a foul ball
- foul-
- Opposite of clear, as "foul berth," "foul anchor,"or ?'foul bottom "
- foul-
- actions by players which break the rules but are not floor violations; penalized by a change in possession or free-throw opportunities; see personal foul or technical foul
- foul-
- An infraction of the rules by a player or even a team official A free kick is awarded to the opposing team
- foul-
- 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"
- foul-
- Crossing or touching the foul line at delivery It's penalized by a count of zero pins If the foul occurs on the first ball of a frame, the bowler gets a second shot at a new rack
- foul-
- characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
- foul-
- especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
- foul-
- A rules violation In response to a foul, a referee calls for either a direct free kick or an indirect free kick
- foul-
- interference with another swimmer during a race
- foul-
- spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
- foul-
- become soiled and dirty
- foul-
- offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"
- foul-
- A rank, strong, fermented flavor or any other strong, unpleasant defective flavor, such as hidey or oniony
- foul-
- (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- foul-
- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
- foul-
- thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having"
- foul-
- A breaking of the rules Common fouls are holding (grasping an opponent, unless the opponent has the ball), personal fouls (tripping an opponent or striking an opponent with one's hand, knee, or head), interference (a defensive player contacting a receiver to stop the completion of a pass or kick by contacting the player before he has the ball), clipping (pushing an opponent in the back), and face mask (grabbing an opponent's face mask)
- foul-mouthed
- disapproval If you describe someone as foul-mouthed, you disapprove of them because they use offensive words or say very rude things. swearing too much
- foul-mouthed
- using foul or obscene language; "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once"
- foul-mouthed
- using foul or obscene language; "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once
- foul-up
- an embarrassing mistake
- foul-up
- A foul-up is something that has gone badly wrong as a result of someone's mistakes or carelessness. A series of technical foul-ups delayed the launch of the new product. = bungle. a problem caused by a stupid or careless mistake foul up
- foul-weather gear
- protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather
- foul´
- a violation of the rules for which an official assesses a free kick
- foul´
- An infraction of the rules by a player or even a team official A free kick is awarded to the opposing team
- foul´
- Crossing or touching the foul line at delivery It's penalized by a count of zero pins If the foul occurs on the first ball of a frame, the bowler gets a second shot at a new rack
- foul´
- (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- foul´
- commit a foul; break the rules
- foul´
- A low blow, causing and instand dq
- foul´
- hit a foul ball
- foul´
- filthy: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having"
- foul´
- dirty: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
- foul´
- An infraction of the rules set out in the Hurlingham Polo Association's Blue Book Most fouls govern the safe riding and the concept of the line of the ball
- foul´
- Illegal contact between players
- foul´
- clog: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
- foul´
- A rule infraction that results in a penalty
- foul´
- Any illegal interference with an opposing player, including kicking, pushing, shoving, tripping and dangerous or aggressive play
- foul´
- cheating(a): violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
- foul´
- A breaking of the rules Common fouls are holding (grasping an opponent, unless the opponent has the ball), personal fouls (tripping an opponent or striking an opponent with one's hand, knee, or head), interference (a defensive player contacting a receiver to stop the completion of a pass or kick by contacting the player before he has the ball), clipping (pushing an opponent in the back), and face mask (grabbing an opponent's face mask)
- foul´
- actions by players which break the rules but are not floor violations; penalized by a change in possession or free-throw opportunities; see personal foul or technical foul
- foul´
- disgusting: 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"
- foul´
- A rules violation In response to a foul, a referee calls for either a direct free kick or an indirect free kick
- foul´
- spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
- foul´
- an act that violates of the rules of a sport
- foul´
- A violation Usually, illegal contact between two players
- foul´
- pollute: make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
- foul´
- A hand which may not be played for one reason or another A player with a foul hand may not make any claim on any portion of the pot Example: "He ended up with three cards after the flop, so the dealer declared his hand foul "
- foul´
- fetid: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"
- foul´
- The obnoxious fan who has the seat right next to you
- foul´
- Opposite of clear, as "foul berth," "foul anchor,"or ?'foul bottom "
- foul´
- Touching or going beyond the foul line at delivery
- foul´
- filthy: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
- foul´
- make unclean; "foul the water"
- foul´
- interference with another swimmer during a race
- foul´
- afoul(ip): especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
- foul´
- filthy: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
- foul´
- become soiled and dirty
- foul´
- Touching or going beyond the foul line When a bowler fouls they recieve zero count for that delivery
- foul´
- A rank, strong, fermented flavor or any other strong, unpleasant defective flavor, such as hidey or oniony
- fall foul
- To collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon)
He was, literally speaking, drunk; which circumstance, together with his natural impetuosity, could produce no other effect than his running immediately up to his daughter, upon whom he fell foul with his tongue in the most inveterate manner.
- fall foul
- To be defeated or thwarted (by); to suffer ( + of)
Sky News fell foul of its own woolly reporting on Tuesday, when it reported human remains had been found on Saddleworth Moor. Ever keen to spin a good yarn, they immediately linked the story to moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - only for the police to emerge seven hours later and announce that, after very careful inspection, they could confirm the carcass was not human.
- no harm, no foul
- Encapsulation of the idea that although technically a breach of some code or law may have occurred there is no need for punishment, apology or retribution if no actual damage occurred
He parked in my space but as I was away at the time: no harm, no foul.
- offensive foul
- A foul committed by a member of the team with possession of the ball
- personal foul
- a breach of the rules in certain sports, particularly involving dangerous play