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AFOUL

\ɐfˈa͡ʊl], \ɐfˈa‍ʊl], \ɐ_f_ˈaʊ_l]\

Definitions of AFOUL

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

In collision; entangled.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

In collision; entangled.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Entangled; in collision.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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