Afoul

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Afoul \A*foul"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + foul.]
     In collision; entangled. --Totten.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {To run afoul of}, to run against or come into collision
        with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause


        injury.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  afoul
       adj : especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a
             foul anchor" [syn: {afoul(ip)}, {foul}, {fouled}]