foulness

Offensive to the senses; revolting.

Having an offensive odor; smelly.

Rotten or putrid: foul meat.

1. Full of dirt or mud; dirty. See Synonyms at dirty.

2. Full of impurities; polluted: foul air.

3. Sports Contrary to the rules of a game or sport: a foul boxing punch.

4. Baseball Outside the foul lines: a foul fly ball.

Morally detestable; wicked: foul deeds.

Of a vulgar or obscene nature: foul language.

Very disagreeable or displeasing; horrid: a foul movie.

Bad or unfavorable: in fair weather or foul.

Violating accepted standards or rules; dishonorable: used foul means to gain power.

1. Sports Contrary to the rules of a game or sport: a foul boxing punch.

2. Baseball Outside the foul lines: a foul fly ball.

Entangled or twisted: a foul anchor.

Clogged or obstructed; blocked: a foul ventilator shaft.

Archaic Ugly; unattractive.

Abbr. F

1. Sports An infraction or a violation of the rules of play.

2. Baseball A foul ball.

An entanglement or a collision.

An instance of clogging or obstructing.

To make dirty or foul; pollute. See Synonyms at contaminate.

To bring into dishonor; besmirch.

To clog or obstruct.

To entangle or catch (a rope, for example).

Nautical To encrust (a ship's hull) with foreign matter, such as barnacles.

1. Sports To commit a foul against.

2. Baseball To hit (a ball) outside the foul lines.

To become foul.

1. Sports To commit a foul.

2. Baseball To hit a ball outside the foul lines: fouled twice and then struck out; fouled out to the catcher.

To become entangled or twisted: The anchor line fouled on a rock.

To become clogged or obstructed.