foul

Pronunciation

• enPR: foul, IPA ^(key): /faʊl/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: fowl

Noun

Singular foul

Plural fouls

1. (countable) Something that goes against the rules in a sport.

   After a bad foul, a soccer player has to leave the game

Adjective

Positive foul

Comparative fouler

Superlative foulest

1. Bad, or having a bad smell.

   We left the meat too many days, and now it is foul and we can't eat it.

   There's a foul smell in the bathroom.

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