fouled Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb hit a foul ball
   foul.
   
2. verb make impure
   foul; pollute; contaminate.
   
   • The industrial wastes polluted the lake
3. verb become or cause to become obstructed
   clog; congest; choke; foul; clog up; choke off; back up.
   
   • The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
   • The water pipe is backed up
4. verb commit a foul; break the rules
   foul.
   
5. verb spot, stain, or pollute
   defile; maculate; befoul; foul.
   
   • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
6. verb make unclean
   foul.
   
   • foul the water
7. verb become soiled and dirty
   foul.
   
8. adjective satellite made dirty or foul
   befouled.
   
   • a building befouled with soot
   • breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot
9. adjective satellite especially of a ship's lines etc
   foul; afoul.
   
   • with its sails afoul
   • a foul anchor

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