The Clue
Bumped illegally (6 letter answer)
The Answer
FOULED
Tags
Notes
The answer FOULED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
FOUL as a verb:
1. hit a foul ball
2. (pollute, foul, contaminate) = make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
3. (clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul) = become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
4. commit a foul; break the rules
5. (foul, befoul, defile, maculate) = spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
6. make unclean; "foul the water"
7. become soiled and dirty
FOULED as an adjective:
1. (befouled, fouled) = made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot"
2. (afoul, foul, fouled) = especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"