make+foul+or+filthy
21To fall foul — Foul Foul (foul), a. [Compar. Fouler ( [ e]r); superl. {Foulest}.] [OE. foul, ful, AS. f[=u]l; akin to D. vuil, G. faul rotten, OHG. f[=u]l, Icel. f[=u]l foul, fetid; Dan. fuul, Sw. ful foul, Goth. f[=u]ls fetid, Lith. puti to be putrid, L.… …
22To fall foul of — Foul Foul (foul), a. [Compar. Fouler ( [ e]r); superl. {Foulest}.] [OE. foul, ful, AS. f[=u]l; akin to D. vuil, G. faul rotten, OHG. f[=u]l, Icel. f[=u]l foul, fetid; Dan. fuul, Sw. ful foul, Goth. f[=u]ls fetid, Lith. puti to be putrid, L.… …
23To run foul of — Foul Foul (foul), a. [Compar. Fouler ( [ e]r); superl. {Foulest}.] [OE. foul, ful, AS. f[=u]l; akin to D. vuil, G. faul rotten, OHG. f[=u]l, Icel. f[=u]l foul, fetid; Dan. fuul, Sw. ful foul, Goth. f[=u]ls fetid, Lith. puti to be putrid, L.… …
24foul — [[t]fa͟ʊl[/t]] fouler, foulest, fouls, fouling, fouled 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as foul, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant. ...foul polluted water... The pot pourri of smells in the air was quite foul. Syn:… …
25foul — 1. adjective /faʊl/ a) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; …
26foul — faÊŠl n. violation of a rule, breaking of a rule (Sports); collision, crash v. violate a rule (Sports); make dirty, pollute; become dirty, become polluted collide with; defile, make unholy; be defiled adj. disgusting; morally offensive; filthy,… …
27Dirt — Dirt, v. t. To make foul of filthy; to dirty. Swift. [1913 Webster] …
28dirt — 1. noun /dɜːt,dɝt,dɜjt/ a) Soil or earth. The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover. b) A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance. 2. verb /dɜːt,dɝt,dɜjt/ …
29defile — I. v. a. 1. Soil, dirty, stain, tarnish, make foul or filthy. 2. Sully, taint, pollute, corrupt, vitiate, debase, contaminate, poison. 3. Debauch, corrupt, seduce, deflour, rob of virginity. II. v. n. File off, march in a line …
30pollute — v.tr. 1 contaminate or defile (the environment). 2 make foul or filthy. 3 destroy the purity or sanctity of. Derivatives: pollutant adj. & n. polluter n. pollution n. Etymology: ME f. L polluere pollut …
