Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
verb
Sense 5
"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"foul the water"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite
Sense 9
"filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we''re having"
Similar:
inclement
Domain:
colloquialism
adjective satellite
Sense 11
"as filthy as a pigsty"
"a foul pond"
"a nasty pigsty of a room"
verb
Sense 13
"The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite
Sense 14
"a dirty fighter"
"used foul means to gain power"
"a nasty unsporting serve"
"fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
adjective satellite
Sense 15
"a putrid smell"
adjective satellite
Sense 16
"a disgusting smell"
"distasteful language"
"a loathsome disease"
"the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"
"revolting food"
"a wicked stench"
Similar:
offensive
verb
Sense 17
"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"
"The water pipe is backed up"
Opposites:
unclog
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
13
Total Relationships
59
Times Searched
3
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