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fouls up

fouls up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 fouls up

What is fouls up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fouls up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of foul up.

Words near fouls up in the dictionary

  1. foulnesses
  2. Foulridge
  3. fouls
  4. fouls one's own nest
  5. fouls out
  6. fouls up
  7. Foulsham
  8. Foulshams
  9. foulsmelling
  10. foulsome
  11. foulé

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