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Jerome had done foully, but not so foully as he himself and all here believed—Ellis Peters, 1993.

adjective

1. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings: atrocious, disgusting, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, sickening, ugly, unwholesome, vile. See like/dislike, pain/pleasure.
2. Having an unpleasant odor: fetid, foul-smelling, malodorous, mephitic, noisome, reeky, stinking. Informal smelly. See smells/good smells/bad smells/smell.
3. Heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean: filthy, nasty, squalid, vile. See clean/dirty.
4. Offensive to accepted standards of decency: barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar. Slang raunchy. See decent/indecent.
5. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean², nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched. See good/bad.

verb

1. To make physically impure: contaminate, defile, poison, pollute. See clean/dirty.
2. To twist together so that separation is difficult: ensnarl, entangle, snarl², tangle. See order/disorder.

phrasal verb - foul up

To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal bollix up, muck up. Slang blow¹, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. Idioms: make a muck of. See correct/incorrect, help/harm/harmless.

Idioms beginning with foul:
foul one's nest
foul play
foul up

See also run afoul of.

Definition: corrupt, dishonest
Antonyms: fair, good, honest, incorrupt, just

adj

Definition: disgusting, dirty
Antonyms: clean, fair, fragrant, pleasing, pure, wonderful

adj

Definition: vulgar, offensive
Antonyms: clean, innocent, inoffensive, moral, pure

v

Definition: make or become dirty
Antonyms: clean, purify, sterilize

adj. 1. (of wind or tide) opposed to one's desired course.

2. (of a rope or anchor) entangled.

3. (of a ship's bottom) overgrown with weed, barnacles, or similar matter.

1. (of a ship) collide with or interfere with the passage of (another).

2. cause (a cable, anchor, or other object) to become entangled or jammed: watch out for driftwood which might foul up the engine.

3. become entangled in this way.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Tutor's tip: The farmer cried "foul" (an illegal move) when he discovered his neighbor's dogs chasing his "fowl." (a bird)

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A recognized classification of markings in canaries; it refers to a pattern of white feathers among the flight feathers and otherwise dark plumage.

• Ugly, unattractive, or malformed
• Overcast weather
• Baseball - foul: (vb) to hit a foul ball
• Basketball
• Smells - foul: (adj) unpleasant smelling
• Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild
• Bad, False, Evil, Insincere, or Dishonest

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A foul in association football is an unfair act by a player which is deemed by the referee to contravene Law 12 of the Laws of the Game.

For an act to be a foul it must:

• be a specific offence listed in Law 12 of the Laws of the Game (other infractions, for example technical infractions at restarts, are not deemed to be fouls);
• be committed by a player (not a substitute);
• be committed against an opponent, when applicable (a player striking the referee or a teammate, for example, is not a foul, but a misconduct);
• occur while the ball is in play.

As can be seen from the above not all infractions of the Laws are fouls, rather they may constitute — and be punished as — technical infractions and/or misconduct.

Contents 1 Direct free kick offences 2 Indirect free kick offences 3 Advantage 4 Other offences 5 See also 6 Foul references

Direct free kick offences

A direct free kick offence occurs when a player commits any of the following in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:

• Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
• Tripping or attempting to trip an opponent
• Jumping at an opponent
• Charging an opponent
• Striking or attempting to strike an opponent
• Pushing an opponent

Or commits (one of) the following offences:

• Holding an opponent
• Spitting at an opponent
• Handling the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his own penalty area).

In determining whether a player deliberately (direct free kick), or accidentally (no offence) handled the ball, the referee has several different considerations- whether the arm moved towards the ball, how long the player had to react, whether the player had his eyes on the ball and whether the players arm is in a "natural" or an "unnatural" position.

If a direct free kick offence occurs within a team's own penalty area it becomes punishable by a penalty kick, irrespective of the position of the ball, provided the ball was in play.

Indirect free kick offences

Fouls punishable by an indirect free kick are:

• When a goalkeeper, inside his own penalty area:
  • takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it from his possession
  • touches the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession and has not touched any other player
  • touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate
  • touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in by a team-mate

• When any player in the opinion of the referee:
  • plays in a dangerous manner
  • impedes the progress of an opponent
  • prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
  • commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for which play is stopped to caution or dismiss a player

Advantage

According to the principle of advantage, play should be allowed to continue when the team against which an offence has been committed will benefit from ongoing play. The referee indicates this by calling "advantage" and extending both arms in front of his body.

This means that a foul will not be called if letting play continue is more advantageous to the fouled team than stopping play for a free kick. However, if the anticipated advantage does not ensue at that time, the referee may then stop play and penalize the original offence.

Other offences

Not all infractions of the Laws are fouls. Non-foul infractions may be dealt with as technical infractions (e.g. as breaching the rules governing the restarts of play) or misconduct (these are punishable by a caution or sending-off). Note that severe or persistent fouls may constitute misconduct.

See also

• Laws of the Game
• Misconduct (football)
• Tactical foul

Foul references

v t e Laws of the Game - Rules of Association football Terms Law 1: The Field of Play Law 2: The Ball Law 3: The Number of Players Law 4: The Players' Equipment Law 5: The Referee Law 6: The Assistant Referees Law 7: The Duration of the Match Law 8: The Start and Restart of Play Law 9: The Ball In and Out of Play Law 10: The Method of Scoring Law 11: Offside Law 12: Fouls and Misconduct Law 13: Free kicks (direct and indirect) Law 14: The Penalty Kick Law 15: The Throw-In Law 16: The Goal Kick Law 17: Corner kick International Football Association Board (IFAB) The Football Association Scottish Football Association Football Association of Wales Irish Football Association FIFA

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ildelugtende, stinkende, modbydelig, ureglementeret
n. - ureglementeret bold, sammenstød
adv. - på modbydelig vis
v. tr. - tilsmudse, blokere, bringe i miskredit, forurene
v. intr. - rådne, begå en fejl, tørne sammen

idioms:

• by fair means or foul    på ærlig eller uærlig vis, hvad der så end skal til
• cry foul    protestere
• foul play    uærligt spil
• foul up    kludre i
• run foul of    komme i karambolage med

Nederlands (Dutch)
botsing, vrije bal, overtreding, bevuilen, overtreding begaan, rotten, verstopt raken, botsen, versperren, te schande maken, vuil, walgelijk, vreselijk, stormig/nat, lelijk, oneerlijk, met correcties, verstopt, verstrikt

Français (French)
adj. - répugnant, fétide, putride, infect, déloyal, horrible, épouvantable, odieux, vil, ordurier (un langage)
n. - (fig) protestation, (Sport) faute, tricherie (aux cartes)
adv. - infect, qui ne sent pas bien
v. tr. - souiller, polluer, encrasser, obstruer, bloquer, s'emmêler dans, (Naut) heurter, engager (un cordage), entrer en collision avec, (Sport) commettre une faute contre
v. intr. - (Naut) s'emmêler dans, (Sport) commettre des fautes

idioms:

• by fair means or foul    par des moyens légaux ou déloyaux
• cry foul    accuser quelqu'un de malhonnêteté
• foul out    (Sport) être exclu pour fautes professionnelles (base-ball)
• foul play    acte criminel, (Sport) jeu irrégulier, violation des règles
• foul up    déranger/dérégler (une machine), mettre (une machine) en panne, gâcher (un projet), merder (d'une personne) (arg), s'encrasser (un fusil), s'engorger (une pompe)
• run foul of    se brouiller avec qn, s'attirer le mécontentement de qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - foulen, sich verfangen in, beschmutzen
n. - Foul, Regelverstoß
adj. - schmutzig, faulig, stinkend, unerlaubt, gemein
adv. - auf unerlaubte Weise

idioms:

• by fair means or foul    egal wie, mit ehrlichen oder unehrlichen Mitteln
• cry foul    den Gegner illegaler Machenschaften beschuldigen
• foul out    (Baseball) Aus-Schlag schlagen, einen Spieler vom Spiel (wegen Fouls) rausschmeißen
• foul play    Foulspiel
• foul up    verderben, versperren
• run foul of    in Konflikt geraten mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ρυπαίνω, μολύνω, μιαίνω, βρωμίζω, περιπλέκω, φράσσω, βουλώνω, μπλέκω, πιάνω, (αθλοπ.) κάνω φάουλ
n. - (αθλοπ.) παραβίαση των κανόνων, αντικανονική/αντιαθλητική ενέργεια (κν. φάουλ)
adj. - ακάθαρτος, ρυπαρός, βρόμικος, λερός, βρομερός, μολυσμένος, βωμολόχος, πρόστυχος, αισχρός, αηδιαστικός, αχρείος, κακοκαιρίας, αποκρουστικός, μπερδεμένος, μπλεγμένος, (για καμινάδα) βουλωμένος
adv. - αντικανονικά

idioms:

• by fair means or foul    με κάθε, θεμιτό και αθέμιτο, μέσο
• cry foul    ζητώ φάουλ, ισχυρίζομαι ότι αδικήθηκα
• fall foul of    (ναυτ., μτφ.) έρχομαι σε σύγκρουση με
• foul play    εγκληματική ενέργεια, ύπουλη ή βίαιη πράξη (π.χ. φόνος), ατιμία
• foul up    (καθομ.) μπέρδεμα, μπλέξιμο, θαλάσσωμα
• run foul of    έρχομαι σε σύγκρουση με

Italiano (Italian)
insudiciare, sporcare, collisione, fallo, sporco, sudicio, lercio, sordido, sozzo

idioms:

• by fair means or foul    di riffa o di raffa
• cry foul    denunciare pubblicamente una malefatta
• fall/run foul of    scontrarsi con, entrare in collisione con
• foul play    gioco scorretto
• foul up    guastare, contaminare, pasticciare, inquinare, rovinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cometer infração (nos esportes, etc.), sujar, infamar
n. - infração (f) (nos esportes), sujo (m)
adj. - imundo
adv. - ilicitamente

idioms:

• by fair means or foul    de forma honesta ou desonesta
• cry foul    fazer acusações de injustiças
• fall/run foul of    arranjar confusão ou problema com
• foul play    crime (m) (violência criminosa)
• foul up    estragar

Русский (Russian)
дурное, грязное, нарушение правил игры, столкновение, штрафной удар, отвратительный, вонючий, подлый, ругательный, мерзкая (погода), нечестно

idioms:

• by fair means or foul    любыми средствами
• cry foul    заявлять о допущенном нарушении
• fall/run foul of    столкнуться, рассориться
• foul play    нечестная игра, убийство
• foul up    испортить, запутывать

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sucio, mugriento, asqueroso, fétido, viciado
n. - choque, colisión, falta, (deporte) falta
adv. - suciamente, contra las reglas
v. tr. - ensuciar, emporcar, manchar, pringar, tiznar
v. intr. - ensuciarse, enredarse, infringir las reglas

idioms:

• by fair means or foul    por las buenas o por las malas
• cry foul    quejarse, protestar enérgicamente
• foul out    no jugar más porque hubo una infracción
• foul play    jugada sucia, falta, faul o foul
• foul up    echar a perder
• run foul of    chocar con

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bli smutsig, bli oklar (om sjö mm), spela ojuste (sport), smutsa ned, täppa till, kollidera (sjö mm ), vara ojust mot (sport)
n. - kollision (sjö m.m.), ojuste spel
adj. - illaluktande, motbjudande, smutsig, full av sot, oklar (sjö m.m. ), gemen, ojuste, ful (åld. dial.)
adv. - oriktigt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
污秽的, 肮脏的, 邪恶的, 犯规, 缠绕, 违反规则地, 不正当地, 弄脏, 污蔑, 妨害, 腐烂, 缠结

idioms:

• by fair means or foul    不择手段地
• cry foul    说"犯规"
• foul play    不正当行为, 犯罪, 欺诈, 谋杀
• foul up    搞糟
• run foul of    与...相撞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 污穢的, 肮髒的, 邪惡的
n. - 犯規, 纏繞
adv. - 違反規則地, 不正當地
v. tr. - 弄髒, 污蔑, 妨害
v. intr. - 腐爛, 纏結, 犯規

idioms:

• by fair means or foul    不擇手段地
• cry foul    說"犯規"
• foul play    不正當行為, 犯罪, 欺詐, 謀殺
• foul up    搞糟
• run foul of    與...相撞

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 더러운, 악취가 나는, 질퍽거리는, 엉클어진
n. - 반칙, 뒤엉킴, 악운
adv. - 부정하게, 위법으로
v. tr. - 더럽히다, 엉클어지게 하다, 충돌하다, 막히게 하다
v. intr. - 더러워지다, 충돌하다, 뒤엉키다, 막히다

idioms:

• by fair means or foul    좋든 나쁘든
• foul up    망치다, 실수하다, 혼란 시키다
• run foul of    ~와 충돌하다, ~와 다투다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 汚い, むかつくような, 邪悪な, 不正な, 下品な, 悪い, 逆の, 反則の, ファウルの, もつれた, からまった
adv. - 不正に
n. - 反則, ファウルボール
v. - 汚す, 詰まらせる, もつれさせる, 反則行為をする, ファウルする

idioms:

• fall/run foul of    衝突する, と争う
• foul matter    厄介な問題
• foul play    反則, 不正行為, 犯罪
• foul up    汚す, だいなしにする, 混乱させる, 堕落する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفسد , يلوث (الاسم) ضربه غير قانونيه , مخالفه (صفه) كريه , قذر (ظرف) بشكل قذر أو مخالف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מלוכלך, רע, גס, מגעיל, מסריח, לא הוגן, חנוק, סתום‬
n. - ‮עבירה (בספורט), דבר רע‬
adv. - ‮באופן לא הוגן, נגד הכללים‬
v. tr. - ‮התנגש, ליכלך, סתם, חסם, ביצע עבירה, השמיץ‬
v. intr. - ‮התלכלך, נסתם, הסתבך‬