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foul
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- pronunciation:
- faUl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
fouler, foulest |
| definition 1: |
When something is foul, it tastes, smells, or looks bad.
The smell of the garbage was foul, so my dad threw it out.
- synonyms:
- offensive, smelly
- antonyms:
- delightful, pleasant
- similar words:
- corrupt, decayed, disgusting, nasty, spoiled
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| definition 2: |
If something is foul, it is very dirty.
Don't throw those foul rags on top of the clean ones.- synonyms:
- dirty, filthy, muddy
- similar words:
- polluted
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| definition 3: |
When the weather is foul, it is rainy, stormy, or windy, or it's very bad in some other way.
They couldn't go sailing yesterday because of the foul weather.This foul weather puts me in a bad mood.- synonyms:
- rotten, stormy, terrible, unpleasant
- antonyms:
- fair, pleasant
- similar words:
- dirty, rainy, wet
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| definition 4: |
When someone does a foul thing, they do a very bad or cruel thing, or something that is completely not fair.
The way he treated that dog was foul. I'm glad they took the dog away from him.- synonyms:
- dirty, unfair
- similar words:
- coarse, corrupt, dishonest, nasty
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| definition 5: |
In sports, when something falls outside of the lines that mark an area for fair play, it is called "foul."
Greg hit four foul balls, so he was out. |
| related words: |
bad, horrible, ugly |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A foul is a failure to play by the rules of a game or sport.
Grabbing another player's shirt is considered a foul. |
| definition 2: |
A foul is a ball that is hit outside of the lines that mark the area for fair play in baseball or softball.
Jack hit his second foul, but somebody caught it, so he was out. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
fouls, fouling, fouled |
| definition 1: |
In a game or sport, when someone fouls you, they commit a foul against you.
After I got the ball, he fouled me by pushing me. |
| definition 2: |
In baseball or softball, when someone fouls, they hit a foul ball.
Jerome fouled three times before he finally hit a ball straight over the head of the pitcher. |
| related words: |
dirty, spoil |
| derivations: |
foully (adv.), foulness (n.) |
Are you looking for the word fowl (a bird). Foul and fowl sound alike but have different meanings.
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