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foul
especially of a ship's lines etc
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adjective
especially of a ship's lines etc
“with its sails afoul”
adjective
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
“as filthy as a pigsty”
adjective
characterized by obscenity
“had a filthy mouth”
adjective
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
adjective
violating accepted standards or rules
“a dirty fighter”
adjective
offensively malodorous
“a foul odor”
adjective
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
“foul (or dirty) copy”
adjective
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
“a disgusting smell”
noun
an act that violates the rules of a sport
verb
become soiled and dirty
verb
make unclean
“foul the water”
verb
spot, stain, or pollute
“The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”
verb
make impure
“The industrial wastes polluted the lake”
verb
commit a foul; break the rules
verb
hit a foul ball
verb
become or cause to become obstructed
“The leaves clog our drains in the Fall”
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with its sails afoul
a foul anchor
as filthy as a pigsty
a foul pond
a nasty pigsty of a room
had a filthy mouth
foul language
smutty jokes
a dirty fighter
used foul means to gain power
a nasty unsporting serve
fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
a foul odor
the kitchen smelled really funky
foul (or dirty) copy
a disgusting smell
distasteful language
a loathsome disease
the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
revolting food
foul the water
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
The industrial wastes polluted the lake
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The water pipe is backed up
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