foul
fowl
- 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
- Instead, you bring in a guy like Emanuel, the most hardheaded, no-nonsense, foul-mouthed, smart-as-hell, get-it-done-or-get-out-of-my-way Washington insider of his generation.
- NBA official Joey Crawford ejects Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs after Duncan's second technical foul during NBA action against the Dallas Mavericks April 15, 2007.
- In Game 5, Wade shot 25 foul shots as much as the entire Dallas team.