FOUL

(noun) an act that violates the rules of a sport
(verb) become soiled and dirty
(verb) make unclean
"foul the water"
(verb) spot, stain, or pollute
"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
synonyms : befoul , defile , maculate
(verb) make impure
"The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
synonyms : contaminate , pollute
(verb) commit a foul; break the rules
(verb) hit a foul ball
(verb) become or cause to become obstructed
"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall", "The water pipe is backed up"
synonyms : back up , choke , choke off , clog , clog up , congest
(adj.) (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
(adj.) especially of a ship's lines etc
"with its sails afoul", "a foul anchor"
synonyms : afoul , fouled
(adj.) disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
"as filthy as a pigsty", "a foul pond", "a nasty pigsty of a room"
synonyms : filthy , nasty
(adj.) characterized by obscenity
"had a filthy mouth", "foul language", "smutty jokes"
synonyms : cruddy , filthy , nasty , smutty
(adj.) violating accepted standards or rules
"a dirty fighter", "used foul means to gain power", "a nasty unsporting serve", "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
synonyms : cheating , dirty , unsporting , unsportsmanlike
(adj.) offensively malodorous
"a foul odor", "the kitchen smelled really funky"
synonyms : fetid , foetid , foul-smelling , funky , ill-scented , noisome , smelly , stinking
(adj.) (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
"foul (or dirty) copy"
synonyms : dirty , marked-up
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : disgustful , disgusting , distasteful , loathly , loathsome , repellant , repellent , repelling , revolting , skanky , wicked , yucky

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