silt up vs foul

foul vs silt up

silt up is not a noun while foul is a noun.

silt up is not an adjective while foul is an adjective.

silt up and foul both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
silt up	No	No	Yes	No
foul	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, foul is a hypernym of silt up; that is, foul is a word with a broader meaning than silt up:

silt up: become chocked with silt
foul: become or cause to become obstructed

Other hypernyms of silt up include back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up.

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

silt up (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

silt up (verb)	foul (verb)
become chocked with silt	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 silt up and foul

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