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foul out
verb
fouled out; fouling out; fouls out
: to be put out of a basketball game for exceeding the number of fouls permitted
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Gleyber Torres fouled out to right field, where Mookie Betts had to reach into the stands to make the catch.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Napheesa Collier scored 22 points to lead Minnesota before fouling out with 13 seconds left in OT.
—Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
Taurasi had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists before fouling out of the game.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
Muhl fouled out shortly after when she was called for an offensive foul.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
foul out
verb
: to be put out of a basketball game for making too many fouls
three of our players fouled out
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