Hypertext Webster Gateway: "afoul"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Afoul \A*foul"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + foul.]
In collision; entangled. --Totten.
{To run afoul of}, to run against or come into collision
with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause
injury.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
afoul
adj : especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a
foul anchor" [syn: {afoul(ip)}, {foul}, {fouled}]
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