foul ball

foul ball

n. Baseball A batted ball that touches the ground outside of fair territory.

foul′ ball′

n. a baseball hit outside the foul lines. [1855–60, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

foul ball - (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing fieldbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"foul - an act that violates the rules of a sportfair ball - (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field