foul

IPA: fˈaʊɫ

(sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
(bowling) A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.
(baseball) A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.

(transitive) To make dirty.
(transitive) To besmirch.
(transitive) To clog or obstruct.
(transitive, nautical) To entangle.
(transitive, basketball) To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
(intransitive, basketball) To commit a foul.
(transitive, baseball) To hit outside of the baselines.
(intransitive, baseball) To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
(intransitive) To become clogged.
(intransitive) To become entangled.
To come into contact or collide with.

Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
(of words or a way of speaking) Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
(obsolete) Ugly; homely; poor.
Unpleasant, stormy or rainy. (of the weather)
Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
(nautical) Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
(technical) (with "of") Positioned on, in, or near enough to (a specified area) so as to obstruct it.
(baseball) Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.

Examples of "foul" in Sentences

“Boleyn,” said Brandon, the word foul on his tongue.
It shouldn't matter what time of the game — a foul is a foul.
Best and hope you're liking it here,JerseyLifelong Yankee fanSouth of MiamiSo, why is call the foul pole?
Both were in foul trouble, with Boozer getting his third just before halftime when Williams already had two.
In a brand-new interview revealed today, Michael ` s father, Joe, said he believes that there was what he calls foul play in his son ` s death.
So it's not what they call a foul deck, that is a deck that they cannot land on but there are many, many more people on this deck than you would normally see when an aircraft lands.
You might notice that none of what you call foul language and cite in # 336 comes from me except for: “Dumbya always looks angry when things donâ€™t quite work out the way he wanted.”
Fire-wardens were appointed who peered around in all the kitchens, hunting for what they called foul chimney hearts, and they ordered flag-roofs and wooden chimneys to be removed, and replaced with stone or brick ones.