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foul vs hack

hack vs foul

foul and hack both are nouns.

foul is an adjective but hack is not an adjective.

foul and hack both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foul Yes Yes Yes No
hack Yes No Yes No
As verbs, hack is a hyponym of foul; that is, hack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foul:
  • foul: commit a foul; break the rules
  • hack: kick on the shins
foul (noun) hack (noun)
an act that violates the rules of a sport a horse kept for hire
an old or over-worked horse
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
one who works hard at boring tasks
a mediocre and disdained writer
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
foul (adjective) hack (adjective)
(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
foul (verb) hack (verb)
become soiled and dirty cough spasmodically
make unclean significantly cut up a manuscript
spot, stain, or pollute fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
make impure kick on the shins
commit a foul; break the rules kick on the arms
hit a foul ball cut away
become or cause to become obstructed cut with a hacking tool
be able to manage or manage successfully
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