verb (used with object)
to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully: a bird that befouls its own nest.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To befoul
Collins
World English Dictionary
befoul (bɪˈfaʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to make dirty or foul; soil; defile | |
| be'fouler | |
| —n | |
| be'foulment | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Befoul
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Matching Quote
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
