team foul

American

noun

Basketball.

one of a number of personal fouls committed within a specified period that do not exceed the allowable limit after which the opposing team begins to receive bonus free throws.

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.

See Examples For:

team foul

UCLA, which had just one team foul at the time, had to foul four times in four seconds to send Sabally to the line.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022

However, it was only the Scarlet Knights fifth team foul so it was not a shooting situation.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2016

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023