four-fold
- s having four units or components
- s four times as great or many
foul
- n an act that violates the rules of a sport
- 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
foul the water - v become soiled and dirty
- s highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
- s offensively malodorous
a foul odor - s violating accepted standards or rules
used foul means to gain power - a (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- s (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
foul (or dirty) copy - s characterized by obscenity
foul language - s disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
a foul pond - s especially of a ship's lines etc
with its sails afoul
a foul anchor
foul-mouthed
- s using foul or obscene language
noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once