- fall foul or afoul of
- idi fall foul or afoul ofa) to collide with, as shipsb) to quarrel or have a controversy with
From formal English to slang. 2014.
fall foul or afoul of
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fall foul of — see under ↑foul • • • Main Entry: ↑fall fall foul of 1. To come into accidental contact with 2. To clash with 3. To assail • • • Main Entry: ↑foul * * * fall foul of … Useful english dictionary
fall foul (or N. Amer. afoul) of — come into conflict with. → fall … English new terms dictionary
fall foul of — ► fall foul (or chiefly N. Amer. afoul) of come into conflict with. Main Entry: ↑fall … English terms dictionary
foul — foully, adv. /fowl/, adj., fouler, foulest, adv., n., v. adj. 1. grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell. 2. containing or characterized by offensive or noisome matter: foul air; foul stagnant water. 3.… … Universalium
fall — /fawl/, v., fell, fallen, falling, n. v.i. 1. to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support. 2. to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, esp. to leave a standing or erect position… … Universalium
fall — [[t]fɔl[/t]] v. fell, fall•en, fall•ing, n. 1) to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support 2) to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, esp. to leave a standing or erect position… … From formal English to slang
fall — ► VERB (past fell; past part. fallen) 1) move rapidly and without control from a higher to a lower level. 2) collapse to the ground. 3) (fall off) become detached and drop to the ground. 4) hang down. 5) (of someone s f … English terms dictionary
fall afoul of — ► fall foul (or chiefly N. Amer. afoul) of come into conflict with. Main Entry: ↑fall … English terms dictionary
fall — [fôl] vi. fell, fallen, falling [ME fallen < OE feallan, to fall, akin to Ger fallen < IE base * phol , to fall > Lith púolu, to fall] I to come down by the force of gravity; drop; descend 1. to come down because detached, pushed,… … English World dictionary
foul — I adv. 1) see afoul 2) to fall foul of (to fall foul of the law) II n. 1) to commit a foul 2) a personal; team; technical foul III v. (esp. basketball) (D; intr.) to foul out of (to foul out of a game) * * * [ faul] … Combinatory dictionary
