foul

Definition von foul im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To commit a foul
Smith fouled within the first minute of the quarter.; To hit outside of the baselines
Jones fouled the ball off the facing of the upper deck.; A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; as, for example, foot-tripping in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball; To become entangled
The prop fouled on the kelp.; Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched
He has a foul set of friends.; A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines
Jones hit a foul up over the screen.; Outside of the base lines; in foul territory
Jones hit foul ball after foul ball.; To entangle
The kelp has fouled the prop.; Ugly; homely; poor; To besmirch
He's fouled his reputation.; A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball; To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage
Smith fouled him hard.; To clog or obstruct
The hair has fouled the drain.; 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
We've got a foul anchor.; Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language
The rascal spewed forth a series of foul pronouncements.; Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play
Foul play is not suspected.; To hit a ball outside of the baselines
Jones fouled for strike one.; To make dirty
He's fouled her diapers.; Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease
This foul food is making me retch.; 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
Some foul weather is brewing.; To become clogged
The drain fouled.; 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
Cap'n, she's all fouled up.; A bird; {a} unclean, dirty, not bright, entangled; {a} with great force or violence; {v} to daub, dirty, bemire, pollute, sally; Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc; Touching or going beyond the foul line at delivery; A breaking of the rules Common fouls are holding (grasping an opponent, unless the opponent has the ball), personal fouls (tripping an opponent or striking an opponent with one's hand, knee, or head), interference (a defensive player contacting a receiver to stop the completion of a pass or kick by contacting the player before he has the ball), clipping (pushing an opponent in the back), and face mask (grabbing an opponent's face mask); A violation Usually, illegal contact between two players; {i} violation of a rule, breaking of a rule (Sports); collision, crash; Outside of the base lines; 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; hit a foul ball; Illegal contact between players; characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"; An infraction of the rules set out in the Hurlingham Polo Association's Blue Book Most fouls govern the safe riding and the concept of the line of the ball; disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"; {f} violate a rule (Sports); make dirty, pollute; become dirty, become polluted collide with; defile, make unholy; be defiled; 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; commit a foul; break the rules; A hand which may not be played for one reason or another A player with a foul hand may not make any claim on any portion of the pot Example: "He ended up with three cards after the flop, so the dealer declared his hand foul "; offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"; If you describe something as foul, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant. foul polluted water The smell was quite foul. = disgusting; 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; Opposite of clear, as "foul berth," "foul anchor,"or ?'foul bottom "; A rank, strong, fermented flavor or any other strong, unpleasant defective flavor, such as hidey or oniony; To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing; An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race; If you fall foul of someone or run foul of them, you do something which gets you into trouble with them. He had fallen foul of the FBI; To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire; • The obnoxious fan who has the seat right next to you; interference with another swimmer during a race; An infraction of the rules by a player or even a team official A free kick is awarded to the opposing team; especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"; make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"; If someone has a foul temper or is in a foul mood, they become angry or violent very suddenly and easily. Collins was in a foul mood even before the interviews began. = bad; The act of making contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage; an act that violates of the rules of a sport become soiled and dirty make unclean; "foul the water" spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" commit a foul; break the rules hit a foul ball (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines; Foul language is offensive and contains swear words or rude words. He was sent off for using foul language in a match last Sunday He had a foul mouth. = filthy; If an animal fouls a place, it drops faeces onto the ground. It is an offence to let your dog foul a footpath; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play; make unclean; "foul the water"; spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"; become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"; To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles; Crossing or touching the foul line at delivery It's penalized by a count of zero pins If the foul occurs on the first ball of a frame, the bowler gets a second shot at a new rack; A foul 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 foul on Bull. Foul is also an adjective. a foul tackle; A rules violation In response to a foul, a referee calls for either a direct free kick or an indirect free kick; See Foul ball, under Foul, a
foul anchor: An anchor which has become entangled or caught up in something, or an image of this
One stone in particular attracts me. It bears a beautiful ‘foul anchor’ and the simple inscription: Dummy 1879-1918.
foul ball: A batted ball that lands in foul territory
It's a foul ball, up four rows of seats.
foul balls: plural form of foul ball
foul bill of health: A bill of health that states that there is infectious disease present in either a ship, or its port of departure
foul language: Profane or inappropriate and unacceptable words
foul line: A line between the lane and the approach, which the bowler must not cross
foul line: A line from which a player takes a free throw
foul line: One of the two lines on the edge of a field marking the area inside which a fair ball may be hit
foul out: An instance of fouling out
A foul out was recorded on the scorecard.
foul out: To be disqualified from further play for having committed too many fouls
The center has fouled out with only two points.
foul out: To become out by hitting a foul ball which is caught
He fouled out to lead off the third.
foul play: Unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior, especially of a malicious or violent nature
I think there's been fool play, said Poole, hoarsely.
foul shot: A free throw
foul territory: The area outside the playing field beyond the first base and third base lines, including the grandstand
foul tick: A foul ball which just brushes by the bat making a ticking sound
The catcher held onto the foul tick for the out.
foul tip: a foul ball which glances off the bat and continues back with only a moderate change in direction
The foul tip hit the umpire in the shoulder.
foul up: To make a mistake, to go wrong
You really fouled up this time.
foul up: To botch; to make a mess of
I fouled up question 3 of the exam.
foul wind: A wind blowing against the direction of travel
We lost several hours having to tack into a foul wind just off the coast.
foul winds: plural form of foul wind
foul-mouthed: That uses obscene language
foul-smelling: Having an unpleasant odor
foul-up: A disastrous mistake
foul air: rank air, stinking air, polluted air
foul ball: A batted ball that touches the ground outside of fair territory
foul ball: (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
foul copy: flawed copy, copy which contains mistakes
foul crime: despicable offense
foul language: obscene language, indecent language, dirty language
foul line: a line marked on a sports field outside of which a ball cannot be legally played
foul line: line beyond which a batter is not supposed to hit a ball (Baseball)
foul line: lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross a line from which basketball players take penalty shots
foul linen: dirty laundry
foul one's own nest: make a mess of one's life
foul out: baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught from an out in foul territory
foul play: unfair or illegal play in a sports match; unfair or treacherous behavior
foul play: Foul play is criminal violence or activity that results in a person's death. The report says it suspects foul play was involved in the deaths of two journalists
foul play: Foul play is unfair or dishonest behaviour, especially during a sports game. Players were warned twice for foul play. Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence
foul play: unfair or treacherous behavior (especially involving violence)
foul shot: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
foul shot: An unobstructed shot from the foul line awarded to a fouled player and scored as one point if successful. Also called free throw
foul tip: A pitched ball that is deflected slightly off the bat toward the catcher
foul up: spoil, disturb, mess up, bungle
foul up: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
foul water: dirty water, polluted water
foul weather: bad weather, unpleasant weather
foul-: Touching or going beyond the foul line at delivery
foul-: make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
foul-: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
foul-: an act that violates of the rules of a sport
foul-: An infraction of the rules set out in the Hurlingham Polo Association's Blue Book Most fouls govern the safe riding and the concept of the line of the ball
foul-: A hand which may not be played for one reason or another A player with a foul hand may not make any claim on any portion of the pot Example: "He ended up with three cards after the flop, so the dealer declared his hand foul "
foul-: Illegal contact between players
foul-: commit a foul; break the rules
foul-: Touching or going beyond the foul line When a bowler fouls they recieve zero count for that delivery
foul-: a violation of the rules for which an official assesses a free kick
foul-: • The obnoxious fan who has the seat right next to you
foul-: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
foul-: A rule infraction that results in a penalty
foul-: A low blow, causing and instand dq
foul-: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
foul-: make unclean; "foul the water"
foul-: Any illegal interference with an opposing player, including kicking, pushing, shoving, tripping and dangerous or aggressive play
foul-: A violation Usually, illegal contact between two players
foul-: hit a foul ball
foul-: Opposite of clear, as "foul berth," "foul anchor,"or ?'foul bottom "
foul-: actions by players which break the rules but are not floor violations; penalized by a change in possession or free-throw opportunities; see personal foul or technical foul
foul-: An infraction of the rules by a player or even a team official A free kick is awarded to the opposing team
foul-: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
foul-: Crossing or touching the foul line at delivery It's penalized by a count of zero pins If the foul occurs on the first ball of a frame, the bowler gets a second shot at a new rack
foul-: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
foul-: especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
foul-: A rules violation In response to a foul, a referee calls for either a direct free kick or an indirect free kick
foul-: interference with another swimmer during a race
foul-: spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
foul-: become soiled and dirty
foul-: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"
foul-: A rank, strong, fermented flavor or any other strong, unpleasant defective flavor, such as hidey or oniony
foul-: (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
foul-: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
foul-: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having"
foul-: A breaking of the rules Common fouls are holding (grasping an opponent, unless the opponent has the ball), personal fouls (tripping an opponent or striking an opponent with one's hand, knee, or head), interference (a defensive player contacting a receiver to stop the completion of a pass or kick by contacting the player before he has the ball), clipping (pushing an opponent in the back), and face mask (grabbing an opponent's face mask)
foul-mouthed: disapproval If you describe someone as foul-mouthed, you disapprove of them because they use offensive words or say very rude things. swearing too much
foul-mouthed: using foul or obscene language; "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once"
foul-mouthed: using foul or obscene language; "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once
foul-up: an embarrassing mistake
foul-up: A foul-up is something that has gone badly wrong as a result of someone's mistakes or carelessness. A series of technical foul-ups delayed the launch of the new product. = bungle. a problem caused by a stupid or careless mistake foul up
foul-weather gear: protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather
foul´: a violation of the rules for which an official assesses a free kick
foul´: An infraction of the rules by a player or even a team official A free kick is awarded to the opposing team
foul´: Crossing or touching the foul line at delivery It's penalized by a count of zero pins If the foul occurs on the first ball of a frame, the bowler gets a second shot at a new rack
foul´: (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
foul´: commit a foul; break the rules
foul´: A low blow, causing and instand dq
foul´: hit a foul ball
foul´: filthy: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having"
foul´: dirty: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
foul´: An infraction of the rules set out in the Hurlingham Polo Association's Blue Book Most fouls govern the safe riding and the concept of the line of the ball
foul´: Illegal contact between players
foul´: clog: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
foul´: A rule infraction that results in a penalty
foul´: Any illegal interference with an opposing player, including kicking, pushing, shoving, tripping and dangerous or aggressive play
foul´: cheating(a): violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
foul´: A breaking of the rules Common fouls are holding (grasping an opponent, unless the opponent has the ball), personal fouls (tripping an opponent or striking an opponent with one's hand, knee, or head), interference (a defensive player contacting a receiver to stop the completion of a pass or kick by contacting the player before he has the ball), clipping (pushing an opponent in the back), and face mask (grabbing an opponent's face mask)
foul´: actions by players which break the rules but are not floor violations; penalized by a change in possession or free-throw opportunities; see personal foul or technical foul
foul´: disgusting: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
foul´: A rules violation In response to a foul, a referee calls for either a direct free kick or an indirect free kick
foul´: spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
foul´: an act that violates of the rules of a sport
foul´: A violation Usually, illegal contact between two players
foul´: pollute: make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
foul´: A hand which may not be played for one reason or another A player with a foul hand may not make any claim on any portion of the pot Example: "He ended up with three cards after the flop, so the dealer declared his hand foul "
foul´: fetid: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"
foul´: • The obnoxious fan who has the seat right next to you
foul´: Opposite of clear, as "foul berth," "foul anchor,"or ?'foul bottom "
foul´: Touching or going beyond the foul line at delivery
foul´: filthy: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
foul´: make unclean; "foul the water"
foul´: interference with another swimmer during a race
foul´: afoul(ip): especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
foul´: filthy: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
foul´: become soiled and dirty
foul´: Touching or going beyond the foul line When a bowler fouls they recieve zero count for that delivery
foul´: A rank, strong, fermented flavor or any other strong, unpleasant defective flavor, such as hidey or oniony
Foulness: An island off the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea
fall foul: To collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon)
He was, literally speaking, drunk; which circumstance, together with his natural impetuosity, could produce no other effect than his running immediately up to his daughter, upon whom he fell foul with his tongue in the most inveterate manner.
fall foul: To be defeated or thwarted (by); to suffer ( + of)
Sky News fell foul of its own woolly reporting on Tuesday, when it reported human remains had been found on Saddleworth Moor. Ever keen to spin a good yarn, they immediately linked the story to moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - only for the police to emerge seven hours later and announce that, after very careful inspection, they could confirm the carcass was not human.
fouler: One who fouls
fouler: Comparative form of foul: more foul
no harm, no foul: Encapsulation of the idea that although technically a breach of some code or law may have occurred there is no need for punishment, apology or retribution if no actual damage occurred
He parked in my space but as I was away at the time: no harm, no foul.
offensive foul: A foul committed by a member of the team with possession of the ball
personal foul: a breach of the rules in certain sports, particularly involving dangerous play
professional foul: An intentional foul, usually committed to prevent an opponent scoring, and punishable by a yellow or red card (football) or 10 minutes in the sin bin (rugby)
technical foul: Any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between players on the court, or is a foul by a non-player
foully: {a} nastily, dirtily, filthily, hatefully, ill
foulness: {n} neastiness, filthiness, ugliness, dishonesy
cry foul: (deyim) Say that something which has happened is unfair or illegal
The opposition parties have cried foul at the president's act, seeing it as a violation of democracy.
cry foul: Say that something which has happened is unfair or illegal: "The opposition parties have cried foul at the president's act, seeing it as a violation of democracy."
run foul: (Nautical) collide or become entangled with
run foul: come into conflict with
Foully: foule
a foul: hack
by fair means or foul: any way at all, all is fair
by fair or foul means: with the aid of honest or dishonest measures
committed a foul: perpetrated an infringement of the rules (Sports)
fair or foul: good or bad, pretty or ugly
fall foul: get into a quarrel, clash; collide (of ships)
fall foul of: {f} have a collision with (Nautical); become entangled with; become involved; attack
fouled: made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot"
fouled: especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"