fouled
fowld
- v hit a foul ball
- v make impure
- v become or cause to become obstructed
- v commit a foul; break the rules
- v spot, stain, or pollute
- v make unclean
- v become soiled and dirty
- s made dirty or foul
a building befouled with soot
breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot - s especially of a ship's lines etc
- The other got his parachute fouled in a palm tree on a coral reef, and, in freeing himself, fell to the ground and broke his right thigh.
- Houston admits the marriage has been rocky, but says the media have overplayed their troubles: "I could tell you about some fouled-up marriages, but it ain't my business.
- When one boxer fouls another the profession of boxing is also fouled; when judges hand out a bad decision the profession is given a figurative black eye.