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1
extremely
unpleasant
:
Examples:
Those
toilets
smell
foul
!
I've had a
foul
day at work.
Why are you in such a
foul
mood
this morning?
What
foul
weather
!
2
Foul
speech
or other
language
is
offensive
,
rude
, or
shocking
:
Examples:
foul
language
There's too much
foul
language
on
TV
these days.
3
against the
rules
of a
sport
:
Examples:
a
foul
throw
a
foul
tackle
4
morally
wrong:
Examples:
All
murders
are
foul
and
futile
.
5
an
act
that is against the
rules
of a
sport
:
Examples:
foul
on He was
sent
off for a
foul
on the
French
captain
.
6
in
baseball
, a
ball
that has been hit outside the playing
area
7
to do something against the
rules
of a
sport
8
in
baseball
, to hit a
ball
outside the playing
area
9
to
spoil
or
damage
something by making it
dirty
:
Examples:
The
oil
spill
fouled
the
river
and
destroyed
habitats.
10
extremely
unpleasant
:
Examples:
a
foul
odor
a
foul
mood
They were
using
foul
language
(=
rude
or
offensive
language
).
11
(
esp
. in
basketball
) an
act
that is against the
rules
of a
sport
,
sometimes
causing
injury
to another
player
, or a
punishment
given
to a
player
for
breaking
the
rules
:
Examples:
an
intentional
foul
a
flagrant
foul
12
In
baseball
,
foul
also means
foul
ball
13
to
pollute
something or make it
dirty
:
Examples:
The
oil
slick
fouled
the
California
coastline
.
14
to
commit
a
foul
against another
player
:
Examples:
[ T ] Sahlstrom was
fouled
after the
shot
.
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