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fouled
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adjective
(= befouled)
made dirty or foul
a building befouled with soot
breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot
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adjective
(= afoul, foul)
especially of a ship's lines etc
with its sails afoul
a foul anchor
contact
Noun
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When mathx/math makes or has contact with mathy/math, they touch each other physically.
The trains in Tokyo are so crowded that everyone has to stand in close contact to everyone else.
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By extension, its use as a metaphor:
He wore dark glasses so that he wouldn't have to make eye contact with anyone.
"Did you tell Chris about lunch today?" "No, I wasn't able to get in contact with him."
contact
Verb
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If A contacts B, A telephones B or writes a letter or e-mail to B.
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