to foul

Definition of to foul in English English dictionary: To commit a foul
Smith fouled within the first minute of the quarter.; To hit outside of the baselines
Jones fouled the ball off the facing of the upper deck.; 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; To become entangled
The prop fouled on the kelp.; Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched
He has a foul set of friends.; A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines
Jones hit a foul up over the screen.; Outside of the base lines; in foul territory
Jones hit foul ball after foul ball.; A bird; {a} unclean, dirty, not bright, entangled; {a} with great force or violence; {v} to daub, dirty, bemire, pollute, sally; Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc; To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage; To entangle; Touching or going beyond the foul line at delivery; Ugly; homely; poor; 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); A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball; A violation Usually, illegal contact between two players; {i} violation of a rule, breaking of a rule (Sports); collision, crash; Outside of the base lines; 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; hit a foul ball; Illegal contact between players; characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"; Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play; 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; disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"; {f} violate a rule (Sports); make dirty, pollute; become dirty, become polluted collide with; defile, make unholy; be defiled; 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; Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language; commit a foul; break the rules; 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; 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 "; offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"; To become clogged; 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; 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; Opposite of clear, as "foul berth," "foul anchor,"or ?'foul bottom "; A rank, strong, fermented flavor or any other strong, unpleasant defective flavor, such as hidey or oniony; To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing; An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race; 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; To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire; • The obnoxious fan who has the seat right next to you; interference with another swimmer during a race; An infraction of the rules by a player or even a team official A free kick is awarded to the opposing team; especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"; make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"; 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; To besmirch; The act of making contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage; 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; 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 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; If an animal fouls a place, it drops faeces onto the ground. It is an offence to let your dog foul a footpath; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play; make unclean; "foul the water"; spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"; become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"; To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles; To clog or obstruct; 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; 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; A rules violation In response to a foul, a referee calls for either a direct free kick or an indirect free kick; See Foul ball, under Foul, a; In various games or sports, an act done contrary to the rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like; 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; an act that violates of the rules of a sport become soiled and dirty make unclean; "foul the water"; Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease

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/tə ˈfoul/ /tə ˈfaʊl/

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