Afoul

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  • ad. In a state of entanglement or conflict with.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. In collision; entangled.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In a state of collision or entanglement: with of: as, a ship with its shrouds afoul; the brig ran afoul of the steamer.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. especially of a ship's lines etc
    • Equivalent
    tangled   
    Cross Reference
    to fall afoul of   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    entangled   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Raul    cowl    crowl    foul    fowl    growl    howl    jowl    owl    prowl   
     
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