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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A foul in a game, such as basketball or football, that usually involves body contact with or willful roughing of an opponent.
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- noun sports a
breach of the rules in certain sports, particularly involvingdangerous play.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football)
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