foul

Definition

  • noun: an action that is against the rules and for which a player is given a penalty
  • noun: something foul
  • verb: to make (a substance, place, etc.) dirty
  • verb: to become or be foul
  • adjective: very unpleasant to taste or smell
  • adjective: offensive to the senses
  • often + 'off'
  • synonyms: loathsome, bird, filthy

Examples

  • The company's deal with the government has brought 'cries/accusations of foul play' [=claims that there have been unfair or dishonest acts] from its competitors.

  • She is still missing, and the police now suspect that she may have been a victim of 'foul play'. [=that she may have been murdered or harmed in some way]

  • After leaving school she 'fell foul of' the law. [=she got into trouble with the law; she was arrested for committing a crime]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dangerous! Cold! Stronger than one, Stronger than ten. Stronger than a hundred men! Born of cold and winter air And mountain rain combining. This icy force both Foul and Fair. Has a frozen heart worth mining. Cut through the heart, Cold and Clear. Strike for love and strike for fear. (..)
    2013 Frozen
  • (..) This icy force both foul and fair. Has a frozen heart worth mining. Cut through the heart, Cold and Clear. Strike for love And Strike for fear. See the beauty Sharp and Sheer. Split the ice apart. (..)
    2013 Frozen