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Synonyms of fouled
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Verb
1. foul, hit
usage:
hit a foul ball
2. pollute, foul, contaminate, dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
usage:
make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
3. clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul, obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
usage:
become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
4. foul, play
usage:
commit a foul; break the rules
5. foul, befoul, defile, maculate, dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame
usage:
spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
6. foul, dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
usage:
make unclean; "foul the water"
7. foul, change
usage:
become soiled and dirty
Adjective
1. befouled, fouled, dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean
usage:
made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot"
2. afoul(postnominal), foul, fouled, tangled (vs. untangled)
usage:
especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
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