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Adjective: fouled fawld- Made dirty or foul
"breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot" - befouled - Especially of a ship's lines etc
"with its sails fouled" - afoul, foul Verb: foul fawl- Hit a foul ball
- Make impure
"The industrial wastes fouled the lake" - pollute, contaminate - Become or cause to become obstructed
"The leaves foul our drains in the Fall" - clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke - Commit a foul; break the rules
- Spot, stain, or pollute
"The townspeople fouled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" - befoul, defile, maculate - Make unclean
"foul the water" - Become soiled and dirty
See also: dirty, soiled, tangled, unclean Type of: attaint [archaic], begrime, bemire [archaic], block, change, close up, colly [archaic], dirty, disgrace, dishonor [US], dishonour [Brit, Cdn], grime, hit, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude, play, shame, soil Encyclopedia: Foul |