Look up: foul

1. Foul
   [basketball] In basketball, a foul is an infraction of the rules concerning illegal personal contact with an opponent and/or unsportsmanlike behavior. A personal foul is the most common type of foul in basketball. Due to the nature of the game, personal fouls occur on occasion and are not al...
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2. Foul
   [association football] A foul in association football is an unfair act by a player which is deemed by the referee to contravene Law 12 of the Laws of the Game. For an act to be a foul it must: As can be seen from the above not all infractions of the Laws are fouls, rather they may constitute...
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3. Foul
   To entangle lanterns or scenery hung in the flys.
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4. foul
   [adj] - (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines 2. [n] - (sports) an act that violates of the rules of the sport 3. [v] - hit a foul ball, in baseball 4. [v] - commit a foul 5. [v] - spot, stain, or pollute 6. [v] - make foul 7. [v] - become foul or dirty
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5. foul
   Restricted from movement by entanglement. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • an infraction of the rules of the game. An illegal move or play which generally results in awarding one or more free throws to the other team. Category: Sports, entertai...
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6. Foul
   Foul (foul) noun [ See Fowl .] A bird. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
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7. Foul
   Foul (foul) adjective [ Compar. Fouler (-ẽr); superl. Foulest .] [ Middle English foul , ful , Anglo-Saxon fūl ; akin to Dutch vuil , German faul ...
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8. Foul
   Foul transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Fouled ; present participle & verbal noun Fouling .] 1. To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul...
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9. Foul
   Foul intransitive verb 1. To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun. 2. To become entagled, as ropes; to come into collision with something; as, the two boats fouled .
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10. Foul
    Foul noun 1. An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race. 2. (Baseball) See Foul ball , under Foul , adjective
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11. Foul
    Foul noun In various games or sports, an act done contrary to the rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like.
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12. foul
    1. 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 repeate...
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13. foul
    adjective (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
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14. foul
    verb become soiled and dirty
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15. foul
    verb commit a foul; break the rules
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16. foul
    defile verb spot, stain, or pollute; `The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it`
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17. Foul
    • (superl.) Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language. • (n.) See Foul ball, under Foul, a. • (superl.) Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease. • (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or ob...
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18. foul
    (from the article `basketball`) Basketball is a rough sport, although it is officially a noncontact game. A player may pass or bounce (dribble) the ball to a position whereby he or ... Free kicks are awarded for fouls or violations of rules; when a free kick is taken, all players of the offending side must be 10 yards (9 metres) ... ...
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19. FOUL
    A violation of the rules.
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20. foul
    actions by players which break the rules but are not floor violations; penalized by a change in possession or free-throw opportunities; see personal foul or technical foul.
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21. foul
    a violation of football`s rules by a team or player, punishable by a penalty.
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22. foul
    any infraction of the rules that will draw a penalty.
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23. Foul
    a violation of the rules for which an official assesses a free kick.
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24. Foul
    A hand that may not be played for one reason or another. A player with a foul hand may not make any claim on any portion of the pot. Example: 'He ended up with three cards after the flop, so the dealer declared his hand foul.'
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25. foul
    When a line tangled or becomes jammed. Foul ground indicates an area of seabed with obstructions.
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