afoul

2 definitions found

afoul - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Afoul \A*foul"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + foul.]
     In collision; entangled. --Totten.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     To run afoul of, to run against or come into collision
        with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause
        injury.
        [1913 Webster]

afoul - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  afoul
      adj 1: especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul";
             "a foul anchor" [syn: afoul(ip), foul, fouled]