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Foul (Verb)

Meaning 1

Become soiled and dirty.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Meaning 2

Become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Choke
  • Clog Up
  • Back Up
  • Choke Off
  • Clog
  • Congest

Hypernyms

  • Obturate
  • Impede
  • Block
  • Obstruct
  • Jam
  • Occlude

Hyponyms

  • Stuff
  • Choke Up
  • Gum Up
  • Silt Up
  • Crap Up
  • Block
  • Silt
  • Lug

Meaning 3

Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Defile
  • Maculate
  • Befoul

Hypernyms

  • Disgrace
  • Dishonour
  • Attaint
  • Shame

Meaning 4

Make unclean; "foul the water".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

  • Begrime
  • Colly
  • Grime
  • Bemire
  • Soil

Meaning 5

Commit a foul; break the rules.

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Related Words

  • Foul (noun)

Meaning 6

Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Pollute
  • Contaminate

Hypernyms

  • Begrime
  • Dirty
  • Colly
  • Grime
  • Bemire

Hyponyms

  • Infect

Meaning 7

Hit a foul ball.

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Related Words

  • Foul (noun)
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