Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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befoul | No | No | Yes | No |
foul | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
befoul (noun) | foul (noun) |
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an act that violates the rules of a sport |
befoul (adjective) | foul (adjective) |
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(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines | |
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter | |
characterized by obscenity | |
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes | |
offensively malodorous | |
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | |
especially of a ship's lines etc | |
violating accepted standards or rules |
befoul (verb) | foul (verb) |
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spot, stain, or pollute | become soiled and dirty |
make unclean | |
spot, stain, or pollute | |
make impure | |
commit a foul; break the rules | |
hit a foul ball | |
become or cause to become obstructed |