foul

noun

1. 1.

   sports

   A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.

verb

1. 1.

   Make impure

2. 2.

   Make unclean

3. 3.

   transitivebasketballsoccer

   To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.

4. 4.

   Become soiled and dirty

5. 5.

   transitive

   To make dirty.

6. 6.

   transitiveintransitive

   To obstruct, block, or otherwise interfere with (something), for example by clogging (a drain, gun barrel, chimney, etc) or by being in the way of (a gunshot, etc).

adjective

1. 1.

   Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.

2. 2.

   Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.

3. 3.

   Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.

4. 4.

   Unpleasant, stormy or rainy. (of the weather)

5. 5.

   of words or a way of speaking

   Obscene, vulgar or abusive.

6. 6.

   Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

• foul outverbCompound term

  Baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught from an out in foul territory.

• foul playnounCompound term

  Unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence).

• foul shotnounCompound term

  An unhindered basketball shot from the foul line.

• foul-upnounCompound term

  An embarrassing mistake.

• foul-weather gearnounCompound term

  Protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather.

• foul linenounCompound term

  A line from which basketball players take penalty shots.