to foul
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2.4
- verb
- /faʊl/
:
cometer falta
- If he was playing basketball, he would never foul five out of five.
- get fouled
- foul another player
- intentionally fouled
So you can intend to tackle the man fairly, but if you foul him, you fucking foul him.
- So you can intend to tackle the man fairly, but if you foul him, you fucking foul him.
- And the one thing that happened was we fouled a lot.
- TJ McConnell, man, he said fuck, he fouls out.
- He said Messi gets the ball and the real players try to foul him, but Messi doesn't go down easily, just like Jewish chicks.
Examples
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When he puts up a second shot, Rick gently fouls him.
Fiction book (1996) -
So what if they got fouled, it's free points if they make it.
Blog text (21) -
We would be playing a team that was known to foul deliberately a lot.
Fiction book (1990) -
Also, in the last 2 minutes of a game, you cannot foul someone without the ball intentionally.
Blog text (21) -
When he hit that three and got fouled, I was pretty pumped!
Blog text (20) -
He claims he was fouled.
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Reedmore just got fouled!
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Bargnani flashed off a screen and was fouled by Bass as he attempted a jumper.
Blog text (2) -
Mathies hits a 3, and Henderson gets fouled hard on a breakaway layup.
Blog text (4) -
During the basketball game, he committed a foul by pushing the opponent.
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Compounds
- Jargon
7
4.3
A penalty called for bad behaviour during play that gives the other team a free throw
- Specialized
6
3.8
A rule break in sport when a player makes illegal rough contact with an opponent
- Specialized
3
2.6
A free throw in basketball taken from the line when an opponent breaks the rules
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Etymology
Foul as a verb comes from the old English fūl 'rotten' or 'bad', and it was used for things that are 'not right', so to foul another player is to do something against the rules or to act 'not fairly' in the game.