·superl Ugly; homely; poor.
II. Foul ·noun ·see Foul ball, under Foul, ·adj.
III. Foul ·noun A Bird.
IV. Foul ·superl Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease.
V. Foul ·noun An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race.
VI. Foul ·superl Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched.
VII. Foul ·vi To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun.
VIII. Foul ·vt To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing.
IX. Foul ·superl Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
X. Foul ·vi To become entagled, as ropes; to come into collision with something; as, the two boats fouled.
XI. Foul ·vt To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles.
XII. Foul ·add. ·noun In various games or sports, an act done contrary to the rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like.
XIII. Foul ·superl Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, ·etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play.
XIV. Foul ·vt To entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as, one boat fouled the other in a race.
XV. Foul ·superl Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair;
— said of the weather, sky, ·etc.
XVI. 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.
XVII. Foul ·vt To make filthy; to Defile; to Daub; to Dirty; to Soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire.
XVIII. 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.