soil
1. soil \'so.i(*)l\ vb [ME soilen, fr. OF soiller to wallow, soil, fr. soil
pigsty,]prob. fr. L suile, fr. sus pig - more at SOW 1: to stain or defile
morally : CORRUPT, POLLUTE 2: to make unclean esp. superficially : DIRTY
3: to blacken or besmirch (as a person's reputation) : SULLY, D ISGRACE :
to become soiled or dirty
2. soil n 1a: SOILAGE, STAIN 1b: moral defilement : CORRUPTION 2:
something that soils or pollutes : as 2a: foreign matter : REFUSE 2b:
SEWAGE 2c: DUNG, EXCREMENT
3. soil n [ME, fr. AF, fr. L solium seat; prob. akin to L sede-re to sit -m
more at SIT 1: firm land : EARTH 2: the upper layer of earth that may be
dug or plowed; specif : the loose surface material of the earth in which
plants grow 3: COUNTRY, LAND 4: the agricultural life or calling 5: a
medium in which something takes hold and develops
4. soil vt [origin unknown] : to feed (livestock) in the barn or an
enclosure with fresh grass or gre en food; also : to purge (livestock) by
feeding on green food