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Meaning of "foul up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOUL UP

foul up play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUL UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foul up is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb foul up in English.

WHAT DOES FOUL UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of foul up in the English dictionary

The first definition of foul up in the dictionary is to bungle; mismanage. Other definition of foul up is to make dirty; contaminate. Foul up is also to be or cause to be blocked, choked, or entangled.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FOUL UP

PRESENT

Present
I foul up
you foul up
he/she/it fouls up
we foul up
you foul up
they foul up
Present continuous
I am fouling up
you are fouling up
he/she/it is fouling up
we are fouling up
you are fouling up
they are fouling up
Present perfect
I have fouled up
you have fouled up
he/she/it has fouled up
we have fouled up
you have fouled up
they have fouled up
Present perfect continuous
I have been fouling up
you have been fouling up
he/she/it has been fouling up
we have been fouling up
you have been fouling up
they have been fouling up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fouled up
you fouled up
he/she/it fouled up
we fouled up
you fouled up
they fouled up
Past continuous
I was fouling up
you were fouling up
he/she/it was fouling up
we were fouling up
you were fouling up
they were fouling up
Past perfect
I had fouled up
you had fouled up
he/she/it had fouled up
we had fouled up
you had fouled up
they had fouled up
Past perfect continuous
I had been fouling up
you had been fouling up
he/she/it had been fouling up
we had been fouling up
you had been fouling up
they had been fouling up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will foul up
you will foul up
he/she/it will foul up
we will foul up
you will foul up
they will foul up
Future continuous
I will be fouling up
you will be fouling up
he/she/it will be fouling up
we will be fouling up
you will be fouling up
they will be fouling up
Future perfect
I will have fouled up
you will have fouled up
he/she/it will have fouled up
we will have fouled up
you will have fouled up
they will have fouled up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fouling up
you will have been fouling up
he/she/it will have been fouling up
we will have been fouling up
you will have been fouling up
they will have been fouling up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would foul up
you would foul up
he/she/it would foul up
we would foul up
you would foul up
they would foul up
Conditional continuous
I would be fouling up
you would be fouling up
he/she/it would be fouling up
we would be fouling up
you would be fouling up
they would be fouling up
Conditional perfect
I would have foul up
you would have foul up
he/she/it would have foul up
we would have foul up
you would have foul up
they would have foul up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fouling up
you would have been fouling up
he/she/it would have been fouling up
we would have been fouling up
you would have been fouling up
they would have been fouling up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you foul up
we let´s foul up
you foul up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to foul up
Past participle
fouled up
Present Participle
fouling up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOUL UP

fougade
fougasse
fought
foughty
foul
foul marten
foul play
foul shot
foul-mouthed
foul-smelling
foul-tasting
foul-tempered
foul-up
foulard
foulbrood
foulder
foulie
foully
foulmart
foulness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOUL UP

bail up
boil up
call up
curl up
doll up
fill up
full up
haul up
nail up
pal up
pull up
roll up
sell up

Synonyms and antonyms of foul up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foul up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOUL UP

Find out the translation of foul up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foul up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foul up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

犯规了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estropear
570 millions of speakers

English

foul up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेईमानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كريهة تصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

засирать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estragar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কঠিন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flanquer par terre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Busuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

versauen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

台無しにする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파울
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngrusak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hôi lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறானவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुन्हेगारीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bozmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inquinare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zniweczyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

засірать
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fault în sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρωμίσουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuil up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trassla upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foul opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foul up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUL UP»

The term «foul up» is regularly used and occupies the 94.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUL UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foul up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foul up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foul up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUL UP»

Discover the use of foul up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foul up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Fenway Foul-Up
Cousins Mike and Kate are at Boston's Fenway Park when the Red Sox's star hitter discovers that his lucky baseball bat has been stolen.
David Andrew Kelly, 2011
2
Buck Up, Suck Up . . . and Come Back When You Foul Up: 12 ...
Two political strategists offer the tools to become successful in any field, and cover everything from how to present an argument and get the message across to how to compromise and handle negative publicity.
James Carville, Paul Begala, 2003
3
The Yowler Foul-Up
A nasty sect has arisen in Dullitch, the members of which are smart, savvy, and evil, and they want nothing more than to take over the entire kingdom, and all that stands in their way is Duke Modeset, Jareth Obegarde, and Jimmy Quickstint.
David Lee Stone, 2006
4
Field Day Foul Up
Helping her friend Denise become a fast runner so their class will win a prize on Field Day, Michelle gives Denise her lucky sweatshirt to wear, but then realizes she needs plenty of luck herself.
Cathy East Dubowski, Cathy West, 2000
5
Ballpark Mysteries #1: The Fenway Foul-up
Cross Ron Roy's mystery series with Matt Christopher's sports books and you get the Ballpark Mysteries: fun, puzzling whodunnits aimed right at beginning readers. From the Trade Paperback edition.
David A. Kelly, 2011
6
The Everything Large-Print Crossword Dictionary: Finding a ...
4 eggo Foul 5 nasty Foul (up) 6 bollix Foul caller 3 ref Foul callers 4 umps Foul mood 4 snit Foul temper 3 ire Foul up 3 err 5 botch, misdo Foul-smelling 5 fetid 6 putrid Foul-up 5 boner, snafu Found 7 located Found a chair 3 sat Found groovy 3 ...
Charles Timmerman, 2010
7
Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the ...
In Uncommon Service, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss show how, in a volatile economy where the old rules of strategic advantage no longer hold true, service must become a competitive weapon, not a damage-control function.
Frances Frei, Anne Morriss, 2013
8
Measuring up: what educational testing really tells us
And a math test in the fourth grade—there's not many ways you can foul up a test . . . It's pretty easy to 'norm' the results.”1 Whatever one thinks of No Child Left Behind—and there are good arguments both for and against various aspects of ...
Daniel M Koretz, 2009
9
Making Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Work, Second Edition: ...
Client: Yeah, I do. But they're pretty awful when they come on. CliniCian: So, when they do happen, they get you pretty stressed out and kind of foul up your day? Client: Yeah. They definitely stress me out. I don't know about fouling up a whole ...
Deborah Roth Ledley, Brian P. Marx, Richard G. Heimberg, 2011
10
Works, Published by Himself
When I contemplate thee, I stand amazed at thy grandeur; thy wisdom, thy power, thy fulness of blessing, wrap my foul up in. astonishment and devout silence. In that happy moment my foul cries out, What are creatures when compared with ...
Isaac Watts, 1753

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOUL UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foul up is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Solar Impulse 2 Battery Damage Delays Next Flight
... in Japan that the hold ups could foul up the plans to complete the pioneering flight and return to their starting point before the end of the year. «CDA News, Jul 15»
2
WUSA9 Call For Action: 1800Flowers delivery foul up
When Winfrey called about the flower delivery foul up, the company emailed her claiming it issued a full credit. That $59.98 credit due never ... «W*USA 9, Jul 15»
3
Pooing in the pool: a reflection of the uncivilised among us in Hong …
I've spent plenty of time in remote, dirt-poor villages where children and adults alike may have never been to school, but they don't foul up the ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
4
6 Ways To Royally Screw Up Your Disaster Recovery Planning
But this is just the beginning. There are more ways you can foul up a disaster recovery scenario. disaster recovery planning. Which one of these ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
5
Mets lose as Hunter Pence's return sparks Giants in 3-0 victory
Then in the third, Colon tried to let Blanco's ground ball roll foul up the first-base line, but it sat in the grass well inside the line for an infield hit. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Why Health IT VARs Could Soon Deal With The "Chief Patient …
Patient-centered health may seem simple, but it's one that's easy to foul up in the execution. While the concept is one that's imitable through ... «Business Solutions Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Keeping the Hudson clean
Here a few things that we as individuals and communities can do: don't flush anything but toilet paper so as not to foul up septic and sewer ... «Saugerties Times, Jul 15»
8
Rogue Wave, State Regulations Combine to Foul Up Seaside …
If you went to the Seaside Heights boardwalk Saturday night expecting to see fireworks, here's why they did not go off as planned: the display ... «Shorebeat, Jul 15»
9
Double standard helps explain the reaction to Bassett's gaffe
It looks like one more reason for some players to bail on the gimmick, lest they foul up their swings even more under the new hurry-up format. «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
10
Thou shall not help foul up PH boxing
IT WAS not only former world light flyweight champion Johnriel Casimero who was fooled and fouled all night long in Bangkok on Saturday. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

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