"foul" meaning in English

See foul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /faʊl/ Audio: en-us-foul.ogg [US] Forms: foul [positive], fouler [comparative], foulest [superlative]
enPR: foul Head templates: {{adj|foul|fouler|foulest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Bad, or having a bad smell.
    Sense id: simple-foul-en-adj-mxs~em3K

Noun

IPA: /faʊl/ Audio: en-us-foul.ogg [US] Forms: foul [singular], fouls [plural]
enPR: foul Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that goes against the rules in a sport.
    Sense id: simple-foul-en-noun-~XnW9IKm
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    },
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        "fowl"
      ]
    }
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    },
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          "text": "We left the meat too many days, and now it is foul and we can't eat it."
        },
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          "text": "There's a foul smell in the bathroom."
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        {
          "text": "After a bad foul, a soccer player has to leave the game"
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        },
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          "text": "There's a foul smell in the bathroom."
        }
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