occlude vs foul

foul vs occlude

occlude is not a noun while foul is a noun.

occlude is not an adjective while foul is an adjective.

occlude and foul both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occlude	No	No	Yes	No
foul	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, foul is a hyponym of occlude; that is, foul is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occlude:

occlude: block passage through
foul: become or cause to become obstructed

Other hyponyms of occlude include block off, blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate, tie up, dam, dam up, block out, screen, earth up, land up, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop, back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up.

occlude (noun)	foul (noun)
	an act that violates the rules of a sport

occlude (adjective)	foul (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

occlude (verb)	foul (verb)
block passage through	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

Difference between occlude and foul

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