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Look up: foul

  1. Foul
    To entangle lanterns or scenery hung in the flys.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  2. 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
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. 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...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Foul
    Foul (foul) noun [ See Fowl .] A bird. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/68

  5. Foul
    Foul (foul) adjective [ Compar. Fouler (-ẽr); superl. Foulest .] [ Middle English foul , ful , Anglo-Saxon fūl ; akin to Dutch vuil , German faul ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/68

  6. 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...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/68

  7. 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 .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/68

  8. Foul
    Foul noun 1. An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race. 2. (Baseball) See Foul ball , under Foul , adjective
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/68

  9. Foul
    Foul noun In various games or sports, an act done contrary to the rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/68

  10. 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...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  11. foul
    adjective (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. foul
    verb become soiled and dirty
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. foul
    verb commit a foul; break the rules
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. foul
    defile verb spot, stain, or pollute; `The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. 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...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  16. 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) ... ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/51

  17. FOUL
    A violation of the rules.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  18. 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.
    Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/basketbal

  19. foul
    a violation of football`s rules by a team or player, punishable by a penalty.
    Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/football_

  20. foul
    any infraction of the rules that will draw a penalty.
    Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/hockey_gl

  21. Foul
    a violation of the rules for which an official assesses a free kick.
    Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/soccer_gl

  22. 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.'
    Found on http://www.conjelco.com/pokglossary.html

  23. foul
    When a line tangled or becomes jammed. Foul ground indicates an area of seabed with obstructions.
    Found on http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Boating-ter

  24. Foul
    In Pai Gow Poker, when the two-card hand is higher than the five-card hand, or when the hands contain the wrong number of cards. Automatic loss.
    Found on http://www.gamblingplanet.org/Gambling-G

  25. Foul
    Not clear, jammed.
    Found on http://www.yachtdeliveryasia.com/glossar



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