(~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you describe something as ~, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant.
...~ polluted water...
The smell was quite ~.
= disgusting
ADJ
2.
Foul language is offensive and contains swear words or rude words.
He was sent off for using ~ language in a match last Sunday...
He had a ~ mouth.
= filthy
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
If someone has a ~ temper or is in a ~ mood, they become angry or violent very suddenly and easily.
Collins was in a ~ mood even before the interviews began.
= bad
ADJ: usu ADJ n
4.
Foul weather is unpleasant, windy, and stormy.
ADJ
5.
If an animal ~s a place, it drops faeces onto the ground.
It is an offence to let your dog ~ a footpath.
VERB: V n
6.
In a game or sport, if a player ~s another player, they touch them or block them in a way which is not allowed according to the rules.
Middlesbrough’s Jimmy Phillips was sent off for ~ing Steve Tilson.
VERB: V n
7.
A ~ is an act in a game or sport that is not allowed according to the rules.
He picked up his first booking for a 45th-minute ~ on Bull.
N-COUNT: oft N on n
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Foul is also an adjective.
...a ~ tackle.
ADJ: ADJ n
8.
If you fall ~ of someone or run ~ of them, you do something which gets you into trouble with them. (mainly BRIT)
He had fallen ~ of the FBI.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n