Definition of foul

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Foul (v. t.) To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles..

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Afoul :: Afoul (adv. & a.) In collision; entangled.
Enfouldred :: Enfouldred (a.) Mixed with, or emitting, lightning..
Spatter :: Spatter (v. t.) To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; as, to spatter a coat; to spatter the floor; to spatter boots with mud..
Foul :: Foul (v. t.) To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles..
Bedrabble :: Bedrabble (v. t.) To befoul with rain and mud; to drabble.
Blackguard :: Blackguard (n.) A person of stained or low character, esp. one who uses scurrilous language, or treats others with foul abuse; a scoundrel; a rough..
Besmoke :: Besmoke (v. t.) To foul with smoke.
Flyblown :: Flyblown (a.) Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.
Smoterlich :: Smoterlich (a.) Dirty; foul.
Foul :: Foul (superl.) Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out..
Foul :: Foul (n.) An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race..
Black-mouthed :: Black-mouthed (a.) Using foul or scurrilous language; slanderous.
Sordes :: Sordes (n.) Foul matter; excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected matter of any kind; specifically (Med.), the foul matter that collects on the teeth and tongue in low fevers and other conditions attended with great vital depression..
Impurity :: Impurity (n.) The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration.
Turbidness :: Turbidness (n.) The quality or state of being turbid; muddiness; foulness.
Aspersion :: Aspersion (n.) The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny..
Sullied :: Sulliage (v. t.) Foulness; filth.
Foul :: Foul (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water..
Deterge :: Deterge (v. t.) To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer..
Puddly :: Puddly (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, puddles; muddy; foul..
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