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foul

adjective
  1. especially of a ship's lines etc
    “with its sails afoul”
    afoul
  2. disgustingly dirty
    filthynasty
  3. characterized by obscenity
    cruddysmuttyfilthynasty
  4. (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
  5. violating accepted standards or rules
    dirtycheatingunsportingunsportsmanlike
  6. offensively malodorous
    “a foul odor”
    funkyfetidfoetidfoul-smellingnoisomesmellystinkingill-scented
  7. (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
    “foul (or dirty) copy”
    dirtymarked-up
  8. highly offensive
    repellent
noun
  1. an act that violates the rules of a sport
verb
  1. become soiled and dirty
  2. make unclean
    “foul the water”
  3. spot, stain, or pollute
    maculatedefilebefoul
  4. make impure
    pollutecontaminate
  5. commit a foul
  6. hit a foul ball
  7. become or cause to become obstructed
    clog