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fouled up

fouled up is the simple past and past participle of foul up.

Meaning of foul up

Verb

foul up (third-person singular simple present fouls up, present participle fouling up, simple past and past participle fouled up)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To make a mistake, to go wrong.
    • You really fouled up this time.
    Synonyms:
    mess up
  2. (transitive) To botch; to make a mess of.
    • I fouled up question 3 of the exam.

Questions about fouled up

What is fouled up the simple past and past participle of?
Fouled up is the simple past and past participle of foul up.

Words near fouled up in the dictionary

  1. fouled
  2. fouled anchor
  3. fouled anchors
  4. fouled one's own nest
  5. fouled out
  6. fouled up
  7. fouler
  8. foulers
  9. foulest
  10. fouleth
  11. foulies

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