Vocabulary

Form

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain

verb vt
N3 freq #40

Example sentences

It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

Factory waste sometimes pollutes our rivers.

You may take the book home so long as you don't get it dirty.

I got my hands quite dirty.

You may take the book home so long as you don't get it dirty.

Cigarette smoke fouls the air in a room.

You may borrow this book as long as you keep it clean.

I will lend you any book that I have, so long as you keep it clean.