superl ugly; homely; poor.
2. foul ·noun ·see foul ball, under foul, ·adj.
3. foul ·noun a bird.
4. foul ·superl loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease.
5. foul ·noun an entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race.
6. foul ·superl hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched.
7. foul ·vi to become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun.
8. foul ·vt to incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing.
9. foul ·superl scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
10. foul ·vi to become entagled, as ropes; to come into collision with something; as, the two boats fouled.
11. foul ·vt to cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles.
12. foul ·add. ·noun in various games or sports, an act done contrary to the rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like.
13. foul ·superl not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, ·etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play.
14. foul ·vt to entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as, one boat fouled the other in a race.
15. foul ·superl not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair;
said of the weather, sky, ·etc.
xvi. foul ·superl having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled;
opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out.
xvii. foul ·vt to make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire.
xviii. foul ·superl covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water.