FOUL


Meaning of FOUL in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ blatant ( esp. BrE ), clear ( BrE ), deliberate , flagrant ( AmE ), nasty ( esp. BrE )

▪ hard , offensive , personal , technical (all in basketball)

VERB + FOUL

▪ commit

He committed a second ~.

▪ draw (in basketball)

▪ call (in basketball)

The referee did not call a ~ on the player.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ on

He was sent off for a clear ~ on Leonard. ( BrE )

He drew a fourth ~ on Camby. ( AmE )

II.

verb

Foul is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ dog

Foul is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ opponent

III.

adj.

Foul is used with these nouns: ↑ air , ↑ ball , ↑ beast , ↑ creature , ↑ language , ↑ mood , ↑ odour , ↑ play , ↑ smell , ↑ stench , ↑ taste , ↑ temper , ↑ trouble , ↑ weather

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .