foul - Definition | Dictionary definition of foul

Definition of foul

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Synonyms:: disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky; offensive
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

offensively malodorous

"a foul odor"

Synonyms:: fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking; ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling
having an unpleasant smell

violating accepted standards or rules

"used foul means to gain power"

Synonyms:: cheating, dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike; unfair, unjust
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

Antonyms:: fair
(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; in-bounds
between the first and third base lines; show more antonyms...

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes

"foul (or dirty) copy"

Synonyms:: dirty, marked-up; illegible
(of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible

characterized by obscenity

"foul language"

Synonyms:: cruddy, filthy, nasty, smutty; dirty
(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency

disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

"a foul pond"

Synonyms:: filthy, nasty; dirty, soiled, unclean
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

especially of a ship's lines etc

"with its sails afoul"

"a foul anchor"

an act that violates the rules of a sport

Types:: foul ball
(baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field; personal foul
a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football); technical, technical foul
(basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play

Type of:: infringement, violation
an act that disregards an agreement or a right

hit a foul ball

Types:: foul out
baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught from an out in foul territory

make impure

Types:: infect, taint
contaminate with a disease or microorganism; superinfect
infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms; smut
affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn

Type of:: begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil
make soiled, filthy, or dirty

become or cause to become obstructed

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; gum up
stick together as if with gum; crap up
become obstructed or chocked up; block, choke up, lug, stuff
obstruct; silt, silt up
become chocked with silt