soil
verb/sɔɪl/
/sɔɪl/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they soil | /sɔɪl/ /sɔɪl/ |
| he / she / it soils | /sɔɪlz/ /sɔɪlz/ |
| past simple soiled | /sɔɪld/ /sɔɪld/ |
| past participle soiled | /sɔɪld/ /sɔɪld/ |
| -ing form soiling | /ˈsɔɪlɪŋ/ /ˈsɔɪlɪŋ/ |
- soil something to make something dirty
- soiled linen
- (figurative) I don't want you soiling your hands with this sort of work (= doing something unpleasant or wrong).
Word Originverb Middle English (as a verb): from Old French soiller, based on Latin sucula, diminutive of sus ‘pig’.
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