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foul line in baseball, either of the lines extending from home plate through first and third bases to the limits of the outfield. [3 definitions]
foulmouthed using obscene or vulgarly abusive language, esp. habitually.
foul out of a baseball player, to be put out because of hitting a ball outside the foul lines that is caught before it touches the ground. [2 definitions]
foul play treacherous action, esp. violence against a person or persons.
foul shot see "free throw."
foul tip in baseball, a pitched ball that is barely tipped by the bat and is either caught by the catcher or deflected into the foul zone.
foul-up (informal) confusion or breakdown caused by human error or mismanagement, or by mechanical failure. [2 definitions]
foul up (informal) to bungle or make serious mistakes, or cause someone else to do so. [2 definitions]
found1 past tense and past participle of find.
found2 to set up or create; establish. [3 definitions]
found3 to melt and pour (metal or glass) into a mold. [2 definitions]
foundation the base or basis of something such as a process, substance, structure, or opinion. [4 definitions]
foundationless combined form of foundation.
founder1 a person who originates or establishes something.
founder2 of a ship or boat, to sink after filling up with water. [5 definitions]
founder3 one who founds metal or glass.
founding father (often cap.) one of the delegates to the U.S. Constitutional Convention in 1787. [2 definitions]
foundling a child or infant abandoned by unidentified parents and found by someone else.
found object any object picked up by chance and treated as a piece of art.
foundry an establishment where metal is founded. [2 definitions]
fount a source of water, such as a spring; fountain. [2 definitions]