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foul out

foul out verb: to become out by hitting a foul ball which is caught.

Verb

foul out (third-person singular simple present fouls out, present participle fouling out, simple past and past participle fouled out)

  1. To become out by hitting a foul ball which is caught.
    • He fouled out to lead off the third.
  2. To be disqualified from further play for having committed too many fouls.
    • The center has fouled out with only two points.

Noun

foul out (plural foul outs)

  1. An instance of fouling out.
    • A foul out was recorded on the scorecard.
  2. An instance of fouling out.
    • His foul out sat poorly with the crowd.

Forms of foul out

Verb
third-person singular presentfouls out
present participlefouling out
past participlefouled out
pastfouled out
Noun
pluralfoul outs

Questions about foul out

What does foul out mean?
Foul out means to become out by hitting a foul ball which is caught.
What part of speech is foul out?
Foul out can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of foul out?
The past tense of foul out is fouled out.

Words near foul out in the dictionary

  1. foul lines
  2. foul madames
  3. foul marten
  4. foul martens
  5. foul one's own nest
  6. foul out
  7. foul outs
  8. foul play
  9. foul pole
  10. foul poles
  11. foul shot

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