Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Professional foul — redirects here. For the Tom Stoppard play, see Professional Foul (play). In sports, a professional foul is a deliberate act of foul play, usually to prevent an opponent s scoring. Contents 1 Association football 2 Rugby league 3 Rugby union … Wikipedia
professional foul — UK US noun [countable] [singular professional foul plural professional fouls] in football, an action in which a player deliberately does something that is not allowed by the rules in order to stop the other team from getting an advantage… … Useful english dictionary
professional foul — professional fouls N COUNT In soccer, if a player commits a professional foul, they deliberately do something which is against the rules in order to prevent another player from scoring a goal … English dictionary
Professional Foul — infobox Book | name = Professional Foul title orig = translator = author = Tom Stoppard cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Play publisher = Faber and Faber release date = 1977 media type = Print… … Wikipedia
professional foul — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms professional foul : singular professional foul plural professional fouls in football, an action in which a player deliberately does something that is not allowed by the rules in order to stop the other team… … English dictionary
professional foul — pro.fessional foul n in football, if someone commits a professional foul, they deliberately do something that is against the rules in order to prevent another player from scoring … Dictionary of contemporary English
professional foul — noun An intentional foul, usually committed to prevent an opponent scoring, and punishable by a yellow or red card (football) or 10 minutes in the sin bin (rugby) … Wiktionary
professional foul — noun Brit. (especially in soccer) a deliberate foul committed to prevent an opponent from scoring … English new terms dictionary
professional foul — /prəfɛʃnəl ˈfaʊl/ (say pruhfeshnuhl fowl) noun Sport a deliberate infringement committed in order to prevent a goal being scored by the opposing team …
Foul — may refer to:*Foul (sports), an unfair or illegal sports act, including: **Foul (football), in football (soccer), an unfair act by a player as deemed by the referee **Professional foul, in football (soccer) or rugby, a deliberate act of foul play … Wikipedia
