Definition: 1. An act that violates of the rules of a sport. 2. Hit a foul ball. 3. Make impure. 4. Become or cause to become obstructed. 5. Commit a foul; break the rules. 6. Spot, stain, or pollute. 7. Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. 8. Offensively malodorous. 9. Violating accepted standards or rules.
Use 'foul' in a sentence:
1. Any time an Argentine player was knocked down or whistled for a foul, he threw up his arms in dismay.
2. No amount of foul weather, whether hail, wind, rain or snow, seems to deter them.
3. The referee whistled for a foul.
4. It's fun to foul.
5. This is an obvious foul.
6. The city is covered by a foul-smelling cloud of smoke.
7. It was a clear foul by Ford on the goalkeeper.
8. Players were warned twice for foul play.
9. He had fallen foul of the FBI.
10. His boss has a foul temper.
11. I've fouled up badly again, haven't I?
12. This tastes foul.
13. There are serious risks that laboratories may foul up these tests.
14. Collins was in a foul mood even before the interviews began.
15. Local detectives have ruled out foul play.
16. No harm, no foul, no guilt.
17. A series of technical foul-ups delayed the launch of the new product.
18. Foul play will be severely penalized.
19. He was determined to be among the best form of the foul line.
20. First-class passengers enjoy "élite" security lines and priority boarding, and disembark before the unwashed in coach, held at bay by a flight attendant, are allowed to foul the jet-way.
21. He was sent off for using foul language in a match last Sunday.
22. Fair and foul are near of kin.
23. I'm sick of her foul mouth.
24. Police immediately began an investigation, but did not suspect foul play.
25. The play was full of filthy foul language.
26. The rope fouled the propeller.
27. Increase the chances of winning by foul means.
28. When he came back, he was in a foul mood.
29. The report says it suspects foul play was involved in the deaths of two journalists.
30. Beckham was sent off for a foul in the second half.
31. She could smell his foul breath.
32. If a contestant injures himself while attempting to foul his opponent, the referee will not take any action in his favor.
33. Harridge was charged with a flagrant foul and ejected from the game.
34. The teachers had to deal with her foul language, disruptive behaviour, and low academic performance.
35. The smell was quite foul.
36. Judge Isabel Oliva said last night: "I have closed the case. There was no foul play."
37. He was fouled inside the penalty area.
38. The language is foul and the violence horribly realistic.
39. It is an offence to let your dog foul a footpath.
40. He was in a foul mood because he had been stood up.
41. They will only be satisfied if they regain control — by fair means or foul.
42. He has a foul mouth on him!
43. I did not use any foul or abusive language.
44. The referee signalled a foul.
45. A rope fouled up as we pulled the sail down.
46. They had been called in to clear drains after local people reported a foul smell.
