FOUL PLAY

Meaning of FOUL PLAY in English

n. Treachery; a criminal act (such as murder). After they discovered the dead body, the police suspected foul play. "She must have met with foul play," the chief inspector said when they couldn't find the 12-year-old girl who had disappeared.

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FOUL PLAY — noun Date: 15th century violence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOUL PLAY — noun : unfair, dishonest, or treacherous conduct or dealing ; specifically : violence met with foul play a victim of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUL PLAY — 1. any treacherous or unfair dealing, esp. involving murder: We feared that he had met with foul play. 2. unfair …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUL PLAY — unfair or illegal play in a sports match; unfair or treacherous behavior
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOUL PLAY — Date: 15th century : violence ; especially : murder
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOUL PLAY — Function: noun Date: 15th century : VIOLENCE especially : MURDER
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOUL PLAY — ■ noun 1》 unfair play in a game or sport. 2》 criminal or violent activity, especially murder.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOUL PLAY — [foul play] n (15c): violence; esp: murder
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOUL PLAY — noun [ U ] 1. criminal or violent activity that causes sb's death : Police immediately began an investigation, but …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUL PLAY — ˌfoul ˈplay BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . if the police think someone’s death was caused by foul play, they …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOUL PLAY — 1. Foul play is criminal violence or activity that results in a person’s death. The report says it suspects foul …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUL PLAY — 1. Foul play is criminal violence or activity that results in a person’s death. The report says it suspects ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOUL PLAY — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The autopsy report showed no evidence of foul play . ▪ There have been …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOUL PLAY — Synonyms and related words : artifice, assassination, blood, bloody murder, bumping-off, chicane, chicanery, collusion, connivance, connivery, conspiracy, covin, crime, deception, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOUL PLAY — {n.} Treachery; a criminal act (such as murder). * /After they discovered the dead body, the police suspected foul play./ …
Slang English vocab
FOUL PLAY — Function: noun Synonyms: MURDER , blood, ||bump-off, hit, homicide, killing, manslaughter
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FOUL PLAY — 1. Injustice, unfairness, dishonesty, wrong, guile, secret misdoing, perfidy, treachery. 2. Outrage, violence, crime, treacherous violence, perfidious crime.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FOUL PLAY — noun Synonyms: murder , blood, ||bump-off, hit, homicide, killing, manslaughter
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOUL PLAY — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
FOUL PLAY — noun 1 criminal activity VERB + FOUL PLAY ▪ suspect ▪ rule out ( esp. BrE ) ▪ The police …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FOUL PLAY — See ↑ KILL 2
Longman Activator English vocab
FOUL PLAY — n. violence to meet with ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
FOUL PLAY — n. treachery, chicanery, perfidy, perfidiousness, duplicity, double-dealing, deception, guile, crime, sharp practice, skulduggery, dirty work or business, dirty trick(s); murder, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FOUL PLAY — {n.} Treachery; a criminal act (such as murder). * /After they discovered the dead body, the police suspected foul play./ …
Словарь английских идиом
FOUL PLAY — 1) нечестная игра; умышленное нарушение правил 2) преступление, убийство, насилие to meet with foul play ≈ столкнуться с насилием Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOUL PLAY — Убийство!
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FOUL PLAY — 1. спорт. нечестная игра; умышленное нарушение правил 2. преступление, особ. убийство is foul play suspected? - нет ли подозрения, что …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOUL PLAY — 1) нечестная игра; умышленное нарушение правил 2) преступление, убийство, насилие to meet with foul play — столкнуться с насилием Syn:violence
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOUL PLAY — 1. спорт. нечестная игра; умышленное нарушение правил 2. преступление, особ. убийство is ~ suspected? - нет ли подозрения, что смерть …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FOUL PLAY — 1. спорт. нечестная игра; умышленное нарушение правил 2. преступление, особ. убийство is foul play suspected? - нет ли подозрения, что …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOUL PLAY — нечестная игра, обман, предательство, подлое поведение, насилие
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FOUL PLAY — нечестная игра, обман, предательство, подлое поведение, насилие
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FOUL PLAY — 1) нечестная игра; умышленное нарушение правил 2) преступление, убийство, насилие to meet with foul play — столкнуться с насилием Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOUL PLAY — 1) нечестная игра; умышленное нарушение правил 2) преступление, убийство, насилие to meet with foul play — столкнуться с насилием Syn: violence
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOUL PLAY — подлое поведение; обман
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FOUL PLAY — подлое поведение; обман
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FOUL PLAY — симуляция (несчастного случая и т.п.)
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
FOUL PLAY — n infml The police suspect foul play — Полиция подозревает, что совершено убийство
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
FOUL PLAY — n infml The police suspect foul play — Полиция подозревает, что совершено убийство
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
FOUL PLAY — foul play n infml The police suspect foul play Полиция подозревает, что совершено убийство
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
FOUL PLAY — The police suspect foul play — Полиция подозревает, что совершено убийство
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
FOUL PLAY — 1) нечестная игра; умышленное нарушение правил 2) преступление, убийство, насилие to meet with foul play ≈ столкнуться с насилием Syn …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUL — I. ˈfau̇l, esp before pause or consonant -au̇əl adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fūl; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUL — (superl.) Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not …
Английский словарь Webster
FOUL — (superl.) Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUL — (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; …
Английский словарь Webster
FOUL — ( superl. ) Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUL — ( superl. ) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUL — — foully , adv. /fowl/ , adj., fouler, foulest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. grossly offensive to the senses; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOUL — I. ˈfau̇(-ə)l adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High German fūl rotten, Latin pus pus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
FOUL — superl ugly; homely; poor. 2. foul ·noun ·see foul ball, under foul, ·adj. 3. foul ·noun a bird. 4. foul …
Webster English vocab
PLAY
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOUL — [foul] adj [ME, fr. OE ful; akin to OHG ful rotten, L pus pus, putere to stink, Gk pyon pus] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUL — / faʊl; NAmE / adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective ( foul·er , foul·est ) 1. dirty and smelling …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOUL — I. foul 1 /faʊl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ful ] 1 . SMELL/TASTE a foul …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAY
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOUL — adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1 offensive to the senses; loathsome, stinking. 2 dirty, soiled, filthy. 3 colloq. revolting, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь

American Idioms English vocabulary

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