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 Definitions of afoul  [əˈfaʊl]  

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Definition of 'afoul' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) afoul
in a state of collision or entanglement:
a ship with its shrouds afoul.

2.  afoul
run or come or fall afoul of,

3.  afoul
to become entangled with:
The boat ran afoul of the seaweed.

4.  afoul
to come into conflict with.

Etymology:  (1800–10, Amer.)

Definition of 'afoul' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) afoul(ip), foul, fouled
especially of a ship's lines etc
"with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"


Definition of 'afoul' Webster Dictionary 

1.  afoul
in collision; entangled



'afoul' - Nearby Entries  

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