单词 | fouls |
释义 | foul1 of 4adjective ˈfau̇(-ə)l 1 a : offensive to the senses : loathsome the foul odor of rotten eggs b : filled or covered with offensive matter foul bins of filth 2 : being odorous and impure : polluted foul air 3 a : morally or spiritually odious : detestable a foul crime b : notably unpleasant or distressing : wretched, horrid in a foul mood 4 : obscene, abusive foul language 5 a : being wet and stormy foul weather b : obstructive to navigation a foul tide 6 a : treacherous, dishonorable fair means or foul b : constituting an infringement (see infringe sense 1) of rules in a game or sport a foul blow in boxing 7 : being outside the foul lines in baseball … a foul fly that was snagged by a fan in the stands. E. M. Swift 8 : containing marked-up corrections a foul manuscript foul proofs 9 : full of dirt or mud 10 : encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance the chimney was foul and smoked badly 11 : placed in a situation that impedes physical movement : entangled a foul fishing line 12 dialectal British : homely, ugly foully ˈfau̇(l)-lē adverb foulness noun foul 2 of 4noun1 a : 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 4 archaic : something foul foul 3 of 4verb fouled; fouling; fouls transitive verb 1 : to make foul: such as a : to make dirty : pollute b : to tangle or come into collision with c : to encrust with a foreign substance a ship's bottom fouled with barnacles d : obstruct, block 2 : dishonor, discredit 3 : to commit a foul against 4 : to hit (a baseball) foul intransitive verb 1 : to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game 2 : to hit a foul ball 3 : to become or be foul: such as a : decompose, rot b : to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance c : to become entangled or come into collision foul 4 of 4adverb : in a foul manner : so as to be foul fouls verb1 as in stains to make dirty the mechanic fouled the bath towels with axle grease Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in pollutes to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable industrial pollution fouling the water supply Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in humiliates to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes the minister was irreparably fouled by baseless rumors and allegations Synonyms & Similar Words
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4 as in decays to go through decomposition unless you want to smell the organic refuse as it fouls, locate the compost heap away from the house Synonyms & Similar Words
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