- foul
- I UK [faʊl] / US
adjective
Word forms "foul":
adjective foul comparative fouler superlative foulest
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1) very dirty, or smelling or tasting unpleasantWhat's that foul smell?
foul-smelling/foul-tasting etc:The air within the cell was foul.
a foul-tasting medicine
2) a foul move or throw in a game is one that is not allowed by the rules3) if someone has a foul temper or is in a foul mood, they are angry about something and can be annoyed very easily4) foul weather is very unpleasant, with rain, snow, or wind5) spoken very bad or unpleasantI thought his shirt was foul.
6) literary evil•See:
Derived word:
foully
adverb
II UK [faʊl] / US verb
Word forms "foul":
present tense I/you/we/they foul he/she/it fouls present participle fouling past tense fouled past participle fouled1)a) [intransitive] to do something in a game that is not allowed by the rulesb) [transitive] to do something to another player that is not allowed by the rulesHe was sent off for fouling the Chelsea striker.
2) [intransitive/transitive] to hit a ball outside the limits of the playing area during a game of baseball3) [transitive] to make something very dirtyThe oil spillage fouled several miles of beaches.
4) foul or foul up[intransitive/transitive] to become twisted around part of a machine, engine, vehicle etc so that it cannot move Phrasal verbs:- foul up
III UK [faʊl] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "foul":
singular foul plural foulssomething that you do in a game or sport that is not allowed by the rules
English dictionary. 2014.