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

Kerr threw 32 pitches, 23 for strikes, and got three groundball outs, a double-play ball, three flyball outs and a foul out. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Reese finished with 17 points and 20 rebounds before fouling out. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

The Angels hit back-to-back singles to open the top of the second, but Jones got Christian Moore to foul out, then struck out Jose Siri and Adam Frazier. — Jared Jones, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Dearica Hamby added 11 points and three steals before fouling out. — Daily News, 16 Aug. 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