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Definition of soil verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

soil

verb

NAmE//sɔɪl//

[often passive] something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they soil

he / she / it soils

past simple soiled

-ing form soiling

1to make something dirty soiled linen

2(figurative) I don't want you soiling your hands with this sort of work (= doing something unpleasant or wrong). Thesaurusdirty

These words all describe someone or something that is not clean.

dirty not clean; covered with dust, soil, mud, oil, etc:Put your dirty clothes in the hamper.
dusty full of dust; covered with dust:shelves full of dusty books
filthy very dirty and unpleasant:It's absolutely filthy in here.
muddy full of or covered in mud:Don't you come in here with those muddy boots on!
soiled (somewhat formal) dirty, especially with waste from the body:soiled diapers
grubby (somewhat informal) somewhat dirty, usually because it has not been washed:He hoped she wouldn't notice his grubby fingernails.
stained (often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove):a pair of paint-stained jeans

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Thesaurusdirty

These words all describe someone or something that is not clean.

dirty not clean; covered with dust, soil, mud, oil, etc:Put your dirty clothes in the hamper.
dusty full of dust; covered with dust:shelves full of dusty books
filthy very dirty and unpleasant:It's absolutely filthy in here.
muddy full of or covered in mud:Don't you come in here with those muddy boots on!
soiled (somewhat formal) dirty, especially with waste from the body:soiled diapers
grubby (somewhat informal) somewhat dirty, usually because it has not been washed:He hoped she wouldn't notice his grubby fingernails.
stained (often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove):a pair of paint-stained jeans

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