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Meaning of "foul-up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOUL-UP

foul-up  [ˈfaʊlʌp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUL-UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foul-Up is 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.

WHAT DOES FOUL-UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of foul-up in the English dictionary

The definition of foul-up in the dictionary is a mistake or mishandling; bungle.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOUL-UP


balls-up
ˈbɔːlʌp
ballup
ˈbɔːlʌp
call-up
ˈkɔːlʌp
klap
klʌp
pile-up
ˈpaɪlʌp
roll-up
ˈrəʊlʌp
scaleup
ˈskeɪlʌp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOUL-UP

foughty
foul
foul marten
foul play
foul shot
foul up
foul-mouthed
foul-smelling
foul-tasting
foul-tempered
foulard
foulbrood
foulder
foulie
foully
foulmart
foulness
foumart
found
found object

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOUL-UP

close-up
dial-up
fill-up
follow-up
get-up
hold-up
hook-up
made-up
make-up
pick-up
pin-up
pop-up
pull-up
put-you-up
set-up
setting-up
snarl-up
stand-up
start-up
wake-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

臭了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falta de seguimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

foul-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुर्गंध से ऊपर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كريهة تصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неразбериха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falta -up
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কঠিন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ballot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Busuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Foul -up
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ファウルアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파울 까지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gaweyan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dơ bẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃபவுல் அப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉल्ट-अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bozmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fallo - up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

foul -up
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плутанина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fault - up
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φάουλ - up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuil -up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

foul -up
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foul -up
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 79.818 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
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
7
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
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
Over the stable door: Castle escape just the ticket
A land agents' job has been increasingly stressful this year courtesy of the Rural Payments Agency's foul-up with the Basic Payment Scheme. «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
2
Jeb Bush's 'work longer hours' comment, and how much Americans …
But Democrats have pounced, believing it to be a significant foul-up by Bush. So how many hours do Americans actually work? According to an ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
United pilot flushed bullets down toilet on plane
... Belknap Webb & Tyler, said in a statement that the foul-up “underscores the seriousness of such threats in our technology-reliant world.”. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
4
Keidel: JPP Is Quite A Football Player, But Does He Have Any …
Doesn't this foul-up fit a more nuanced narrative? After his stellar rookie season, Pierre-Paul has slowly erected a rep as someone whose head ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
5
United Airlines flights resume after worldwide ground stop
... an expert on cybersecurity and privacy and data security at the law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, said in a statement that the foul-up ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
6
An Overnight Field Trip With My Son — And His Diabetes
He began reading “The Fenway Foul-up”: “Yowza, Mike ducked down as the ball sailed overhead. That one is out of here!” I heard giggling ... «WBUR, Jul 15»
7
Financial foul-up
Consultant Ken Bjorgaard's first report on the District of Lillooet's finances makes for depressing and distressing reading. Confirming some ... «Bridge River Lillooet News, Jul 15»
8
Ranking the NFL coaches: Code Red No. 16
Frequent foul-up McClain's suspension is four games, and it adds another layer of uncertainty to a season in which Garrett and his owner were ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
9
VA investigates years-long delay in handicapped access for …
... with an accessible bedroom and bathroom for Dart, but a bureaucratic foul-up at the VA that extended to their contact with the contractors has ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
10
"Holy F**K": When Facial Recognition Algorithms Go Wrong
But to their credit, Google quickly jumped in to resolve both what created the machine learning foul-up, and to stop it from happening again. «Fast Company, Jul 15»

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