Synonyms: foul
Definition: an act that violates the rules of a sport
Similar words: violation, infringement
Definition: an act that disregards an agreement or a right
Usage: he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment
Synonyms: foul
Definition: become soiled and dirty
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: foul
Definition: make unclean
Usage: foul the water
Similar words: soil, grime, begrime, bemire, colly, dirty
Definition: make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Usage: don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
Synonyms: foul, maculate, defile, befoul
Definition: spot, stain, or pollute
Usage: The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
Similar words: disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame, attaint
Definition: bring shame or dishonor upon
Usage: he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
Synonyms: foul, pollute, contaminate
Definition: make impure
Usage: The industrial wastes polluted the lake
Similar words: soil, grime, begrime, bemire, colly, dirty
Definition: make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Usage: don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
Synonyms: foul
Definition: commit a foul; break the rules
Similar words: play
Definition: participate in games or sport
Usage: We played hockey all afternoon; play cards; Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches
Synonyms: foul
Definition: hit a foul ball
Synonyms: clog, clog up, choke, choke off, congest, foul, back up
Definition: become or cause to become obstructed
Usage: The leaves clog our drains in the Fall; The water pipe is backed up
Similar words: jam, close up, block, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude
Definition: block passage through
Usage: obstruct the path
Definition: especially of a ship's lines etc
Usage: with its sails afoul; a foul anchor
Similar words: tangled
Definition: in a confused mass
Usage: pushed back her tangled hair; the tangled ropes
Definition: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
Usage: as filthy as a pigsty; a foul pond; a nasty pigsty of a room
Similar words: soiled, dirty, unclean
Definition: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
Usage: dirty unswept sidewalks; a child in dirty overalls; dirty slums; piles of dirty dishes; put his dirty feet on the clean sheet; wore an unclean shirt; mining is a dirty job; Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves
Synonyms: cruddy, nasty, smutty, foul, filthy
Definition: characterized by obscenity
Usage: had a filthy mouth; foul language; smutty jokes
Similar words: dirty
Definition: (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
Usage: dirty words; a dirty old man; dirty books and movies; boys telling dirty jokes; has a dirty mouth
Synonyms: foul
Definition: (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
Similar words: out-of-bounds
Definition: outside the foul lines
Synonyms: unsporting, unsportsmanlike, dirty, foul, cheating
Definition: violating accepted standards or rules
Usage: a dirty fighter; used foul means to gain power; a nasty unsporting serve; fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
Definition: not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
Usage: used unfair methods; it was an unfair trial; took an unfair advantage
Synonyms: ill-scented, stinking, noisome, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, fetid, funky, smelly
Definition: offensively malodorous
Usage: a foul odor; the kitchen smelled really funky
Similar words: unpleasant-smelling, stinky, ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous
Definition: having an unpleasant smell
Synonyms: dirty, foul, marked-up
Definition: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
Usage: foul (or dirty) copy
Similar words: illegible
Definition: (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible
Usage: illegible handwriting
Synonyms: disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky, foul, loathly, loathsome, skanky
Definition: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Usage: a disgusting smell; distasteful language; a loathsome disease; the idea of eating meat is repellent to me; revolting food; a wicked stench
Similar words: offensive
Definition: unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
Usage: offensive odors