foul out

verb

fouled out; fouling out; fouls out

intransitive verb

: to be put out of a basketball game for exceeding the number of fouls permitted

Examples of foul out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Huskies superstar Sarah Strong, the reigning player of the year, fouled out with 13 points after drawing three fouls in a scoreless first half. — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Devin Booker had 26 points and five assists for the Suns before fouling out with 58 seconds left. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

After fouling out for the first time in nearly a year a few days ago, Antetokounmpo again ran into foul trouble early in Wednesday’s game. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Antetokounmpo scored 35 before fouling out of his Heat debut, 21 of those points coming in the first half. — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foul out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

foul out

verb

: to be put out of a basketball game for making too many fouls

three of our players fouled out