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technical foul

technical foul noun: any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between players on the court, or is a foul by a nonplayer.

Noun

technical foul (plural technical fouls)

  1. Any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between players on the court, or is a foul by a nonplayer.
  2. A rule infraction less serious than a personal foul, sometimes involving contact between players but otherwise related to gameplay procedures.

Forms of technical foul

pluraltechnical fouls

Questions about technical foul

What does technical foul mean?
Technical foul means any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between players on the court, or is a foul by a nonplayer.
What part of speech is technical foul?
Technical foul is a noun.
What is the plural of technical foul?
The plural of technical foul is technical fouls.

Words near technical foul in the dictionary

  1. technical difficulties
  2. technical difficulty
  3. technical diving
  4. technical drawing
  5. technical drawings
  6. technical foul
  7. technical fouls
  8. technical group
  9. technical groups
  10. technical knockout
  11. technical knockouts

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