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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•foul /əˈfaʊl/USA pronunciation adj. [after a noun]- in collision or entanglement:a ship with its shrouds afoul.
Idioms- Idiomsrun or fall afoul of, [ run/fall + ~ + of + obj]
- to become entangled with: The boat ran afoul of the seaweed.
- to come into conflict with:He ran afoul of the law.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•foul (ə foul′),USA pronunciation adv., adj. - in a state of collision or entanglement:a ship with its shrouds afoul.
- run or come or fall afoul of:
- to become entangled with:The boat ran afoul of the seaweed.
- to come into conflict with:The business had fallen afoul of the new government regulations.
- a-1 + foul 1800–10, American.
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