Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for professional foul. Search instead for Professional music.

professional foul

British  

noun

  1. football a deliberate foul committed as a last-ditch tactic to prevent an opponent from scoring

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The sides were evened up when replacement prop Corey Domachowski was shown a yellow card for a professional foul after Wales had been warned for persistent offending.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2023

Cresswell was shown a red card for a professional foul after a video assistant referee review, while Moyes was sent off for booting the ball at a ball boy.

From BBC • May 5, 2022

But a debatable handball against Lloyd Kelly allowed Ivan Toney to equalise with a nerveless penalty, and then Brentford alumnus Chris Mepham was sent off for a professional foul on Bryan Mbuemo.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2021

Paolo Garbisi’s kickoff went dead, and captain Luca Bigi was yellow-carded after seven minutes for a professional foul.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2021

Queensland fullback Corey Allan was sent to the sin-bin for a professional foul with three minutes to go for blocking Josh Addo-Carr’s path to the try line as the Blues’ flyer raced to score.

From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2020

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "professional foul" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com