See Also: foul(3)(dictionary)
foul(4)(dictionary)
foul(2)(dictionary)
Foul(casino)
foul-up(dictionary)
foul(1)(dictionary)
foul-up(dictionary)
Foul(medicine)
Foul Tip - Baseball(gambling)
foul 3, noun(dictionary)

foul(2) (iou)



foul adverb. OE.
[from the adjective.]
In a loathsome or stinking manner. OE-M16.
Shamefully, disgracefully. ME-L16.
Shakespeare Richard III I'll have this crown of mine cut from my shoulders Before I'll see the crown so foul misplaced.
Grievously, sorely. ME-L16.
Spenser Two of..her nephews are so fowle forlorne.
In an ugly manner. Only in LME.
Not in the correct or regular manner. L17.
Nautical. Into a state of entanglement, into collision. L17.
fall foul of (a) come into collision with; (b) quarrel with; (c) make an attack on. run foul of = fall foul of (a) above.
In a manner contrary to the rules of a game or of fair play. E18.
play a person foul fig. behave treacherously to a person.
Comb.: foul-hook verb trans. hook (a fish) elsewhere than in the mouth.