Definitions for Soilsɔɪl

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

soilsɔɪl(n.)

the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
the ground or earth:
tilling the soil.
a particular kind of earth:
sandy soil.
a country, land, or region.
any environment nurturing growth or development.

Origin of soil:

1300–50; ME soile < AF soyl < L solium seat, confused with solum ground

soilsɔɪl(v.t.)

to make dirty or filthy.
to smudge or stain.
to sully or tarnish, as with disgrace.
(v.i.)to become soiled.
(n.)the act or fact of soiling.
the state of being soiled.
a spot or stain.
foul matter; filth; sewage.
ordure; manure.

Origin of soil:

1175–1225; ME soilen (v.) < OF souiller, soillier to dirty, (of a pig) to wallow, appar. der. of souil pigsty, abysm, of uncert. orig.

soilsɔɪl(v.t.)

to feed (confined cattle, horses, etc.) freshly cut green fodder for roughage.
Category: Animal Husbandry

Origin of soil:

1595–1605; orig. uncert.

Princeton's WordNet

dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge(noun)
the state of being covered with unclean things
soil, dirt(noun)
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
land, ground, soil(noun)
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
"the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
territory, soil(verb)
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
"American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"
dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire(verb)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
"don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

soil(noun)ɔɪl
the substance on the ground in which plants grow
to plant seeds in the soil
soilɔɪl
soil in which things grow easily

Wiktionary

soil(Noun)
Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
soil(Noun)
A bag containing soiled items.
soil(Verb)
To make dirty.
soil(Verb)
To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.
soil
To make invalid, to ruin.
soil(Noun)
A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.

Origin: From soile, soyle, sule, partly from soyl, from solium, mistaken for solum; and partly from sol, from sulan, from sūl-. Cognate with söle, sol, sol, söl, søle. See also sole, soal.

Webster Dictionary

Soil(verb)
to feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse
Soil(noun)
the upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them
Soil(noun)
land; country
Soil(noun)
dung; faeces; compost; manure; as, night soil
Soil(verb)
to enrich with soil or muck; to manure
Soil(noun)
a marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer
Soil(noun)
to make dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to dirty; to defile; as, to soil a garment with dust
Soil(noun)
to stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully
Soil(verb)
to become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones
Soil(noun)
that which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain