(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
foul (adj.)
an act that violates the rules of a sport
foul (n.)
highly offensive; 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
[ Syn: disgusting , disgustful , distasteful , loathly , loathsome , repellent , repellant , repelling , revolting , skanky , wicked , yucky ]
offensively malodorous; a foul odor; the kitchen smelled really funky
[ Syn: fetid , foetid , foul-smelling , funky , noisome , smelly , stinking , ill-scented ]
violating accepted standards or rules; a dirty fighter; used foul means to gain power; a nasty unsporting serve; fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
[ Syn: cheating , dirty , unsporting , unsportsmanlike ]
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes; foul (or dirty) copy
characterized by obscenity; had a filthy mouth; foul language; smutty jokes
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; as filthy as a pigsty; a foul pond; a nasty pigsty of a room
especially of a ships lines etc; with its sails afoul; a foul anchor
foul (adj.)
hit a foul ball
make impure; The industrial wastes polluted the lake
[ Syn: pollute , contaminate ]
become or cause to become obstructed; The leaves clog our drains in the Fall; The water pipe is backed up
[ Syn: clog , choke off , clog up , back up , congest , choke ]
commit a foul; break the rules
spot, stain, or pollute; The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
make unclean; foul the water'
become soiled and dirty