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Noun
S:
(n)
foul (foul%1:04:01::)
(an act that violates the rules of a sport)
Verb
S:
(v)
foul (foul%2:33:01::)
(hit a foul ball)
S:
(v)
pollute (pollute%2:30:00::)
,
foul (foul%2:30:03::)
,
contaminate (contaminate%2:30:00::)
(make impure)
"The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
S:
(v)
clog (clog%2:35:00::)
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choke off (choke_off%2:35:00::)
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clog up (clog_up%2:35:00::)
,
back up (back_up%2:35:00::)
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congest (congest%2:35:00::)
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choke (choke%2:35:01::)
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foul (foul%2:35:00::)
(become or cause to become obstructed)
"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
S:
(v)
foul (foul%2:33:00::)
(commit a foul; break the rules)
S:
(v)
foul (foul%2:30:02::)
,
befoul (befoul%2:30:00::)
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defile (defile%2:30:00::)
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maculate (maculate%2:30:00::)
(spot, stain, or pollute)
"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
S:
(v)
foul (foul%2:30:01::)
(make unclean)
"foul the water"
S:
(v)
foul (foul%2:30:00::)
(become soiled and dirty)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
disgusting (disgusting%3:00:00:offensive:01)
,
disgustful (disgustful%3:00:00:offensive:01)
,
distasteful (distasteful%3:00:00:offensive:01)
,
foul (foul%3:00:00:offensive:01)
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loathly (loathly%3:00:00:offensive:01)
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loathsome (loathsome%3:00:00:offensive:01)
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repellent (repellent%3:00:00:offensive:01)
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repellant (repellant%3:00:00:offensive:01)
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repelling (repelling%3:00:00:offensive:01)
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revolting (revolting%3:00:00:offensive:01)
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skanky (skanky%3:00:00:offensive:01)
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wicked (wicked%3:00:00:offensive:01)
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yucky (yucky%3:00:00:offensive:01)
(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"
S:
(adj)
fetid (fetid%3:00:00:malodorous:00)
,
foetid (foetid%3:00:00:malodorous:00)
,
foul (foul%3:00:00:malodorous:00)
,
foul-smelling (foul-smelling%3:00:00:malodorous:00)
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funky (funky%3:00:00:malodorous:00)
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noisome (noisome%3:00:00:malodorous:00)
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smelly (smelly%3:00:00:malodorous:00)
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stinking (stinking%3:00:00:malodorous:00)
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ill-scented (ill-scented%3:00:00:malodorous:00)
(offensively malodorous)
"a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
S:
(adj)
cheating (cheating%3:00:00:unfair:00)
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dirty (dirty%3:00:00:unfair:00)
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foul (foul%3:00:00:unfair:00)
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unsporting (unsporting%3:00:00:unfair:00)
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unsportsmanlike (unsportsmanlike%3:00:00:unfair:00)
(violating accepted standards or rules)
"a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
S:
(adj)
foul (foul%3:00:00::)
((of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines)
S:
(adj)
dirty (dirty%3:00:00:illegible:00)
,
foul (foul%3:00:00:illegible:00)
,
marked-up (marked-up%3:00:00:illegible:00)
((of a manuscript) defaced with changes)
"foul (or dirty) copy"
S:
(adj)
cruddy (cruddy%3:00:00:dirty:02)
,
filthy (filthy%3:00:00:dirty:02)
,
foul (foul%3:00:00:dirty:02)
,
nasty (nasty%3:00:00:dirty:02)
,
smutty (smutty%3:00:00:dirty:02)
(characterized by obscenity)
"had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
S:
(adj)
filthy (filthy%3:00:00:dirty:01)
,
foul (foul%3:00:00:dirty:01)
,
nasty (nasty%3:00:00:dirty:01)
(disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter)
"as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
S:
(adj)
afoul (afoul%3:00:00:tangled:00)
,
foul (foul%3:00:00:tangled:00)
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fouled (fouled%3:00:00:tangled:00)
(especially of a ship's lines etc)
"with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"