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Definition foul in American English

foul verb

verb
/faʊl/
1

to do something in a game that is not allowed by the rules

Synonyms and related words
blank block bobble
1.1

to do something to another player that is not allowed by the rules

Example

Johnson was fouled while trying to make a shot.

Synonyms and related words
blank block bobble
2

to hit a ball outside the limits of the playing area during a game of baseball

Synonyms and related words
balk bat baulk
3

to make something very dirty

Example

The oil spillage fouled several miles of beaches.

Synonyms and related words
dirty pollute smear
4

to become twisted around part of a machine, engine, vehicle, etc. so that it cannot move

Synonyms and related words
drive engine flooded
Definition foul in American English