Foul – The true meaning :)
Definition of foul
1a: offensive to the senses : LOATHSOMEthe foul odor of rotten eggs
b: filled or covered with offensive matter foul bins of filth2: being odorous and impure : POLLUTED foul air
3a: morally or spiritually odious: DETESTABLE a foul crime
b: notably unpleasant or distressing : WRETCHED, HORRID in a foul mood 4: OBSCENE, ABUSIVE foul language
5a: being wet and stormy foul weather
b: obstructive to navigationa foul tide 6a: TREACHEROUS, DISHONORABLE fair means or foul
b: constituting an infringement (see INFRINGE sense 1) of rules in a game or sporta foul blow in boxing7: being outside the foul lines in baseball… a foul fly that was snagged by a fan in the stands.— E. M. Swift8: containing marked-up correctionsa foul manuscriptfoul proofs 9: full of dirt or mud 10: encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substancethe chimney was foul and smoked badly
11: placed in a situation that impedes physical movement : ENTANGLED a foul fishing line12dialectal British : HOMELY, UGLY
foul noun
Definition of foul (Entry 2 of 4)
1a: an infringement of the rules in a game or sport
b: FREE THROW
2: FOUL BALL
3: an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing
archaic : something foul
verb fouled; fouling; fouls
Definition of foul (Entry 3 of 4)
1: to make foul: such asa: to make dirty : POLLUTE
b: to tangle or come into collision with
c: to encrust with a foreign substancea ship’s bottom fouled with barnacles
3: to commit a foul against
4: to hit (a baseball) foul
1: to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game
2: to hit a foul ball3: to become or be foul: such as
b: to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substancec: to become entangled or come into collision
foul adverb
Definition of foul (Entry 4 of 4): in a foul manner : so as to be foul
