foul out

foul out (of something)

[for a basketball player] to be forced out of a game because of having too many fouls. The center fouled out in the first fifteen minutes. Two other players fouled out soon after.

foul out

1. Sports To be put out of a game for exceeding the number of permissible fouls: After committing his fifth foul, the center fouled out and walked off the court.

2. Baseball To strike out by hitting a fly ball that goes foul but is still caught: He fouled out on a pop fly near the dugout on the third base line.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Themistokles	-	Ancient Greek
Joop	YO:P	Dutch
Salma	-	Arabic
Ishvi	-	Biblical
Ferdinand	['fə:dinənd]
Yudel	-	Yiddish