fouling

[US]/faʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. buildup of dirt or waste in pipes, barrels, etc.

Phrases & Collocations

fouling resistance

Example Sentences

He was sent off for fouling the other team's goalkeeper.

Note: A strainer is recommended to be installed ahead of the backflow preventer to prevent the fouling of the check assembly and resulting spillage from the valve during repressurization.

The fouling of the river caused environmental damage.

The company was fined for fouling the air with emissions.

Birds often foul the statues in the park with their droppings.

The restaurant was criticized for fouling the kitchen hygiene standards.

Fouling the ocean with plastic waste is a major environmental concern.

The athlete was penalized for fouling during the game.

The factory's fouling of the nearby water source led to a public outcry.

The ship's fouling hull needed to be cleaned regularly.

The team was warned for fouling excessively in the match.

Fouling the streets with litter is a punishable offense.

Real-world Examples

An absence of biofilms means fouling will never get going in the first place.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" Yes. I will not have such fouling my lord uncle's rivers. Let them feed the crows" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Fouling is not the only way to break the rules of the game, however.

Source: 2014 English Cafe

This morning, in Denver, it was still snowing, fouling the morning commute. And, as the storm headed east, Minnesota and others braced for the blow.

Source: PBS English News

And in the process we are fouling the planet with our wastes and threatening the natural systems on which humanity and all other species depend.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

Somebody was at the free throw line and I said, 'Look man, if you don't stop fouling me like that, we're going to be fighting out here.'

Source: NBA Star Speech Collection

They want to replace the divers completely with a machine. That machine, moreover, would not merely defoul a ship's hull, but stop it fouling up in the first place.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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