foul ball

In baseball, a ball that is hit past the foul line (and thus outside the playing field). I started to run as soon as I heard the bat hit the ball, but it turned out to be a foul ball, so I had to go back to second base.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Frannie	FRAN-ee	English
Shona	['ʃəuna:]
Rebekah	rə-BEK-ə (English)	Biblical, English
Aulus	OW-luws	Ancient Roman
Rheia	-	Greek Mythology
Elia	E-lyah (Italian), AY-lee-ah (Dutch)	Italian, Dutch