1. To make dirty on the surface; to foul; to dirt; to stain; to defile; to tarnish; to sull; as, to soil a garment with dust. Out wonted ornaments now soil'd and stain'd.

2. To cover or tinge with any thing extraneous; as, to soil the earth with blood.

3. To dung; to manure.

, to run into the water, as a deer when pursued.