foul out
B2 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
Be sent off a sports game because you broke the rules too many times.
Literal meaning: To be put out (eliminated) by committing fouls.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
In basketball: to be disqualified from a game by accumulating the maximum number of personal fouls allowed.
"The star player fouled out in the third quarter, leaving the team at a disadvantage."
Grammar: inseparable
2 C1 neutral
In baseball: to be put out by hitting a foul ball that is caught by a fielder.
"The batter fouled out to the catcher on the very first pitch."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily a basketball and American football term. In basketball, a player fouls out after committing five or six personal fouls, depending on the league. In American football, it can refer to being ejected for repeated penalties.
Commonly used with
player game quarter half fouled personal fouls
Forms
Base
foul out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fouls out
he/she/it
Past simple
fouled out
yesterday
Past participle
fouled out
have + pp
-ing form
fouling out
continuous
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