- foul crime
- despicable offense
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
foul crime
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foul — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High German fūl rotten, Latin pus pus, putēre to stink, Greek pyon pus Date: before 12th century 1. a. offensive to the senses ; loathsome b. filled or covered with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Foul — may refer to:*Foul (sports), an unfair or illegal sports act, including: **Foul (football), in football (soccer), an unfair act by a player as deemed by the referee **Professional foul, in football (soccer) or rugby, a deliberate act of foul play … Wikipedia
Crime SuspenStories — Cover, #1 by Johnny Craig Publication information Publisher EC Comics … Wikipedia
Foul play — may refer to:*Foul play, a synonym for crime * Foul Play , a film *Foul (sports), an unfair or illegal sports act … Wikipedia
foul play — If the police suspect foul play, they think a crime was committed … The small dictionary of idiomes
foul play — [n] treacherous action bad deed, corruption, crime, cruel act, dirty trick, dirty work, felony, fraud, funny business, lawbreaking, murder, violence, wrong; concept 645 … New thesaurus
foul — foully, adv. /fowl/, adj., fouler, foulest, adv., n., v. adj. 1. grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell. 2. containing or characterized by offensive or noisome matter: foul air; foul stagnant water. 3.… … Universalium
foul — /faʊl / (say fowl) adjective 1. grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell. 2. charged with or characterised by offensive or noisome matter: foul air. 3. filthy or dirty, as places, vessels, or clothes. 4.… …
foul play — Synonyms and related words: artifice, assassination, blood, bloody murder, bumping off, chicane, chicanery, collusion, connivance, connivery, conspiracy, covin, crime, deception, dirty pool, dirty trick, dirty work, dodgery, double dealing,… … Moby Thesaurus
foul play — If the police suspect foul play, they think a crime was committed. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
