Foul

Definitions

1. foul (breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage)
2. A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
3. A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.
4. A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.

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Examples

“A second Norwich goal in four minutes arrived after some dire Newcastle defending. Gosling gave the ball away with a sloppy back-pass, allowing Crofts to curl in a cross that the unmarked Morison powered in with a firm, 12-yard header. Gosling's plight worsened when he was soon shown a red card for a foul on Martin.”

“Even though we were swept, we did outstat the Fast Breakers in one category: they had six technical fouls for the series (three for Bibby, two for Matthews, and one for Shouse), and we totaled nine (three each for Mannion and me, one each for Jose Slaughter, Lewis, and Lamp).”

“Jones hit a foul up over the screen.”

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