fouls

[ foulz ]

noun(used with a singular verb)Veterinary Pathology.

Origin of fouls

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The use of technology to punish women for relationship fouls, real or perceived, has reached epidemic levels.
'The Fappening' and Revenge Porn Culture: Jennifer Lawrence and the Creepshot Epidemic | Amanda Marcotte | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He was duped into silly offensive fouls when smaller men moved in behind him as he powered toward the basket.
Shaq, Year One | Charles P. Pierce | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He fouls off two pitches then drives one to the grass just past the infield.
Murray Kempton on The Homecoming of Willie Mays | Murray Kempton | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Unlike game day, there are no accidents or “puppy fouls” on the field today and cleanup time is minimal.
‘The Puppy Bowl’: The Super Bowl’s Fiercest Rival | Lori-Lee Emshey | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In the 2004–05 season, he led the NBA with 322 personal fouls.
Meet Jason Collins, the First Gay Athlete in Major American Sports | Kevin Fallon | April 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

So that, light for light, acetylene fouls the air less than any ordinary illuminant excepting the Welsbach gas burner.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, July 1899 | Various
The first two fouls count as strikes, of course, and four balls entitle the batter to first base.
The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill | Charles Pierce Burton
He wanted to know what fouls were, and how to steal bases, and he was nonplussed by such terms as “hit-and-run.”
The Young Pitcher | Zane Grey
Then Joe struck out the next lad after he had hit a couple of fouls.
Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars | Lester Chadwick
You may boil Garlick in the belly of the fouls, if you like it, or in the pickle.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened | Kenelm Digby

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