Definition of "foul"
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Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water.
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Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
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Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched.
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Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease.
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Ugly; homely; poor.
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Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc.
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Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play.
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Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out.
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Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
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verb:
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To make dirty.
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To besmirch.
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To clog or obstruct.
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To entangle.
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To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
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To hit outside of the baselines.
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To become clogged.
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To become entangled.
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To commit a foul.
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To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
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noun:
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A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; as, for example, foot-tripping in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
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A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.
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A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.
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