Dictionary entries for 'foul up'

Synonyms

foul (foul)

[Middle English, from Old English fūl.]

adjective: foul·er, foul·est.

Offensive to the senses; revolting.
Having an offensive odor; smelly.
Rotten or putrid: foul meat.
1. Full of dirt or mud; dirty. See synonyms at dirty
2. Full of impurities; polluted: foul air.
Morally detestable; wicked: foul deeds.
Of a vulgar or obscene nature: foul language.
Very disagreeable or displeasing; horrid: a foul movie.
Bad or unfavorable: in fair weather or foul.
Violating accepted standards or rules; dishonorable: used foul means to gain power.
1. Sports Contrary to the rules of a game or sport: a foul boxing punch.
2. Baseball Outside the foul lines: a foul fly ball.
Entangled or twisted: a foul anchor.
Clogged or obstructed; blocked: a foul ventilator shaft.
Archaic Ugly; unattractive.

1. Sports An infraction or a violation of the rules of play.
2. Baseball A foul ball.
An entanglement or a collision.
An instance of clogging or obstructing.

To make dirty or foul; pollute. See synonyms at contaminate
To bring into dishonor; besmirch.
To clog or obstruct.
To entangle or catch (a rope, for example).
Nautical To encrust (a ship's hull) with foreign matter, such as barnacles.
1. Sports To commit a foul against.
2. Baseball To hit (a ball) outside the foul lines.

To become foul.
1. Sports To commit a foul.
2. Baseball To hit a ball outside the foul lines: fouled twice and then struck out; fouled out to the catcher.
To become entangled or twisted: The anchor line fouled on a rock.
To become clogged or obstructed.

foul out: Sports To be put out of a game for exceeding the number of permissible fouls.
foul up: To blunder or cause to blunder because of mistakes or poor judgment.