■ adjective
1》 offensive to the senses.
↘ informal very disagreeable or unpleasant.
↘(of the weather) wet and stormy.
2》 morally offensive; wicked or obscene.
↘done contrary to the rules of a sport.
3》 polluted or contaminated.
↘( ~ with ) clogged or choked with.
↘ Nautical (of a rope or anchor) entangled.
■ noun (in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play.
↘a collision or entanglement in riding, rowing, or running.
■ verb
1》 make ~; pollute.
↘make dirty with excrement.
2》 (in sport) commit a ~ against.
3》 ( ~ something up or ~ up ) make a mistake with or spoil something.
4》 (of a ship) collide with or interfere with the passage of (another).
↘cause (a cable, anchor, etc.) to become entangled or jammed.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
OE fūl , of Gmc origin.