English-Norwegian translations for foul
Definition of foul
- Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty
- obscene, vulgar or abusive
- Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome
- Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust
- Ugly; homely; poor
- Unpleasant, stormy or rainy
- Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc
- Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear
- Outside of the base lines; in foul territory
- To make dirty
- To besmirch
- To clog or obstruct
- To entangle
- To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage
- To hit outside of the baselines
- To become clogged
- To become entangled
- To commit a foul
- To hit a ball outside of the baselines
- A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball
- A contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball
Examples
- This cloth is too foul to use as a duster
- His foul hands got dirt all over the kitchen
- The air was so foul nobody could breathe
- A ships bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles
- A well is foul with polluted water
- The rascal spewed forth a series of foul words
- His foul language causes many people to believe he is uneducated
- He has a foul set of friends
- This foul food is making me retch
- There was a foul smell coming from the toilet
- Some foul weather is brewing
- Foul play is not suspected
- Weve got a foul anchor
- a rope could get foul while paying it out
- Jones hit foul ball after foul ball
- to foul the face or hands with mire
- Shes fouled her diaper.
- Hes fouled his reputation.
- The hair has fouled the drain.
- The kelp has fouled the prop.
- Smith fouled him hard.
- Jones fouled the ball off the facing of the upper deck.
- The drain fouled.
- The prop fouled on the kelp.
- Smith fouled within the first minute of the quarter.
- Jones fouled for strike one.
- Jones hit a foul up over the screen.
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