FALL FOUL (OR N. AMER. AFOUL) OF

Meaning of FALL FOUL (OR N. AMER. AFOUL) OF in English

fall foul ( or N. Amer. afoul) of

come into conflict with.

→ fall

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AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
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FOUL — I. ˈfau̇l, esp before pause or consonant -au̇əl adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fūl; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯlən also in poetry & sometimes +V in prose -ln ; also …
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'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
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AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
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AFOUL — əˈ- adjective Etymology: a- (I) + foul (entangled) : fouled, tangled a ship with its sails afoul
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUL — (superl.) Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not …
Английский словарь Webster
FOUL — (superl.) Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUL — (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; …
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AFOUL — (adv. & a.) In collision; entangled.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUL — ( superl. ) Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUL — ( superl. ) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFOUL — ( adv. & a. ) In collision; entangled.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUL — — foully , adv. /fowl/ , adj., fouler, foulest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. grossly offensive to the senses; …
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FALL — /fawl/ , v. , fell, fallen, falling , n. v.i. 1. to drop or descend under the force of gravity, …
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
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AFOUL — /euh fowl"/ , adv. , adj. 1. in a state of collision or entanglement: a ship with its shrouds afoul. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AFOUL — adj. entangled, in trouble with
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOUL — I. ˈfau̇(-ə)l adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High German fūl rotten, Latin pus pus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯ-lən ; fall·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMER — America; American
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOUL — superl ugly; homely; poor. 2. foul ·noun ·see foul ball, under foul, ·adj. 3. foul ·noun a bird. 4. foul …
Webster English vocab
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AFOUL — adv & ·adj in collision; entangled.
Webster English vocab
AFOUL — ■ adverb N. Amer. into conflict or difficulty with.
Concise Oxford English vocab
N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
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FOUL — [foul] adj [ME, fr. OE ful; akin to OHG ful rotten, L pus pus, putere to stink, Gk pyon pus] …
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FALL — [fall] vb fell ; fall.en ; fall.ing [ME, fr. OE feallan; akin to OHG fallan to fall and perh. to …
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AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMER — also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted …
Britannica English vocabulary
'N — 'n, 'n' conventional spelling for the weak form of ▷ and ən, ə n, ə n ▶ ˌ fish 'n' …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
N — I N, n BrE AmE en ▷ N's, n's, Ns enz Communications code name: November II N —see North, northerly, …
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AFOUL — afoul BrE AmE ə ˈfaʊl
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N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUL — / faʊl; NAmE / adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective ( foul·er , foul·est ) 1. dirty and smelling …
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FALL — / fɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( fell / fel; NAmE / fall·en / ˈfɔːlən; NAmE /) …
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AFOUL — / əˈfaʊl; NAmE / adverb ( NAmE ) • IDIOMS - run afoul of sth
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOUL — I. foul 1 /faʊl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ful ] 1 . SMELL/TASTE a foul …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FALL — I. fall 1 S1 W1 /fɔːl $ fɒːl/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense fell /fel/, past participle fallen /ˈfɔːlən …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AFOUL — a ‧ foul /əˈfaʊl/ BrE AmE adverb run afoul of somebody/something formal to do something that is not allowed or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOUL — adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1 offensive to the senses; loathsome, stinking. 2 dirty, soiled, filthy. 3 colloq. revolting, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOUL — adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 offensive to the senses; loathsome, stinking. 2 dirty, soiled, filthy. 3 colloq. revolting, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FALL — v. & n. v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
FOUL — adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1. offensive to the senses; loathsome, stinking. 2 dirty, soiled, filthy. 3 colloq. revolting, …
Oxford English vocab
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1. a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Oxford English vocab
N — 1. n. (also n) (pl. Ns or N's) 1. the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. 2 Printing en. 3 Math. …
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
’N’ — The word ‘and’ is sometimes written as ’n’ between certain pairs of words, as in ‘rock ’n’ roll’. ( INFORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUL — ( fouler, foulest, fouls, fouling, fouled) 1. If you describe something as foul , you mean it is dirty and …
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FALL — ( falls, falling, fell, fallen) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
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AFOUL — If you run afoul of someone or something, you do something which causes problems with them. ( AM ) All …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUL — (~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you describe something as ~, you mean it is dirty and smells or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AFOUL — If you run ~ of someone or something, you do something which causes problems with them. (AM) All of them …
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