FOULING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

offensively malodorous

Example: a foul odor; the kitchen smelled really funky

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes

Example: foul (or dirty) copy

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

highly offensive

Example: arousing aversion or disgust; a disgusting smell; distasteful language; a loathsome disease; the idea of eating meat is repellent to me; revolting food; a wicked stench

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

especially of a ship's lines etc

Example: with its sails afoul; a foul anchor

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

disgustingly dirty

Example: filled or smeared with offensive matter; as filthy as a pigsty; a foul pond; a nasty pigsty of a room

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

characterized by obscenity

Example: had a filthy mouth; foul language; smutty jokes

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Adjective

(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

violating accepted standards or rules

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

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Noun

an act that violates the rules of a sport

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

commit a foul

Example: break the rules

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

hit a foul ball

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

become or cause to become obstructed

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

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Verb

become soiled and dirty

Meaning 14

Part of speech: Verb

make unclean

Example: foul the water

Meaning 15

Part of speech: Verb

spot, stain, or pollute

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

Meaning 16

Part of speech: Verb

make impure

Example: The industrial wastes polluted the lake