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Afoul

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A`foul´
adv. & a.1.In collision; entangled.
To run afoul of
to run against or come into collision with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause injury.
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Adj.1.afoul - especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
fouled, foul
tangled - in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes"
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Coming afoul of that old man has a sort of turned me wrong side out.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
And now I will tell how it came about that Robin Hood fell afoul of the law.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
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