Word

foul, v.
(fouled, fouling, fouls)
freq. cnt. 2

make impure
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

contaminate foul pollute

sample sentences

"The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

contaminative contamination contamination contamination contaminant

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pollution polluter pollution pollution pollutant

semantic pointers

hyponym

infect, taint

hypernym

soil, dirty, begrime, grime, colly, bemire

hit a foul ball
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

foul

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

foul

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

baseball, baseball game, ball

hypernym

hit

hyponym

foul out

become soiled and dirty
<verb.change>

foul

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

make unclean
<verb.change>

foul

sample sentences

"foul the water"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

soil, dirty, begrime, grime, colly, bemire

spot, stain, or pollute
<verb.change>

befoul defile foul maculate

sample sentences

"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

befoulment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

defiler defilement

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

maculation macula

semantic pointers

hypernym

dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, shame, attaint

commit a foul; break the rules
<verb.competition>

foul

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

foul

semantic pointers

hypernym

play

hyponym

hack hack

become or cause to become obstructed
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

back up choke choke off clog clog up congest foul