Words with a similar base: afoul, befoul, foul, foul-smelling, fouled

'foul'
[foul.n.01] as in: an act that violates the rules of a sport



'foul'
[foul.v.01] as in: hit a foul ball



'foul'
[pollute.v.01] as in: make impure


Examples:
The industrial wastes polluted the lake



'foul'
[clog.v.01] as in: become or cause to become obstructed


Examples:
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The water pipe is backed up



'foul'
[foul.v.04] as in: commit a foul; break the rules



'foul'
[foul.v.05] as in: spot, stain, or pollute


Examples:
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it



'foul'
[foul.v.06] as in: make unclean


Examples:
foul the water



'foul'
[foul.v.07] as in: become soiled and dirty



'foul'
[disgusting.s.01] as in: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust


Examples:
a disgusting smell
distasteful language
a loathsome disease
the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
revolting food
a wicked stench



'foul'
[fetid.s.01] as in: offensively malodorous


Examples:
a foul odor
the kitchen smelled really funky



'foul'
[cheating.s.02] as in: violating accepted standards or rules


Examples:
a dirty fighter
used foul means to gain power
a nasty unsporting serve
fined for unsportsmanlike behavior



'foul'
[foul.a.04] as in: (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines



'foul'
[dirty.s.04] as in: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes


Examples:
foul (or dirty) copy



'foul'
[cruddy.s.01] as in: characterized by obscenity


Examples:
had a filthy mouth
foul language
smutty jokes



'foul'
[filthy.s.01] as in: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter


Examples:
as filthy as a pigsty
a foul pond
a nasty pigsty of a room



'foul'
[afoul.s.01] as in: especially of a ship's lines etc


Examples:
with its sails afoul
a foul anchor



					

foul (English)
└── fulian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))


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