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

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

Chelsea Gray fouled out in the closing seconds with 16 points for the Aces (20-8). — ABC News, 31 July 2026

In another game, officials failed to realize Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell had fouled out and allowed play to continue before Indiana could substitute her. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 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