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Word: Foul
Speech Type: Noun
Old English fūl, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse fúll ‘foul’, Dutch vuil ‘dirty’, and German faul ‘rotten, lazy’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin pus, Greek puos ‘pus’, and Latin putere ‘to stink’
faʊl
(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent
Short Definition:unfair or invalid act in sport
Examples:- the midfielder was booked for a foul on Ford
a disease in the feet of cattle
Short Definition:disease in feet of cattle
Examples:- he was indeed suffering from foul of the foot
Word: Foul
Speech Type: Verb
faʊl
make foul or dirty; pollute
Short Definition:make foul
Examples:- factories which fouled the atmosphere
(in sport) commit a foul against (an opponent)
Short Definition:commit foul against
Examples:- United claim their keeper was fouled
collide with or obstruct
Short Definition:collide with ship
Examples:- the ships became overcrowded and fouled each other
- will have to work towards solutions to prevent trucks from fouling railroad tracks
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