2. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
befouled — efouled adj. made disgustingly dirty. a building befouled with soot [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
befouled — index tainted (contaminated) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
befouled — adjective made dirty or foul a building befouled with soot breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot • Syn: ↑fouled • Similar to: ↑dirty, ↑soiled, ↑unclean … Useful english dictionary
befouled — be·foul || bɪ faÊŠl v. ruin; desecrate; soil … English contemporary dictionary
unclean — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. soiled, sullied, stained, spotted, filthy, bedraggled, smeared, befouled, nasty, grimy, polluted, rank, unhealthful, defiled, impure, nonkosher, muddy, fetid, feculent, stinking, rotten, vile, decayed, contaminated,… … English dictionary for students
fouled — adjective 1. made dirty or foul (Freq. 1) a building befouled with soot breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot • Syn: ↑befouled • Similar to: ↑dirty, ↑soiled, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
be|foul´ment — be|foul «bih FOWL», transitive verb. 1. to make dirty; cover with filth: »Figurative. By association with the gangsters he befouled his own nest. SYNONYM(S): soil, pollute, defile, sully. 2. to entangle: »The rope was befouled by weeds and sticks … Useful english dictionary
be|foul — «bih FOWL», transitive verb. 1. to make dirty; cover with filth: »Figurative. By association with the gangsters he befouled his own nest. SYNONYM(S): soil, pollute, defile, sully. 2. to entangle: »The rope was befouled by weeds and sticks.… … Useful english dictionary
Befoul — Be*foul , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befouled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befouling}.] [Cf. AS. bef?lan; pref. be + f?lan to foul. See {Foul}, a.] 1. To make foul; to soil. [1913 Webster] 2. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Befouling — Befoul Be*foul , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befouled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befouling}.] [Cf. AS. bef?lan; pref. be + f?lan to foul. See {Foul}, a.] 1. To make foul; to soil. [1913 Webster] 2. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
