foul out

Leave through infractions

To foul out is to be disqualified from a basketball game for accumulating too many personal fouls—typically five in college or six in the NBA: Their center fouled out with three minutes left.

The term extends to baseball, where a batter fouls out by hitting a foul ball that's caught for an out.

basketball

disqualification

Removal from eligibility

free throw · referee · whistle · fourth quarter · playoffs · regulation · garbage time · bonus · double bonus

consequence

disqualification

Removal from eligibility

elimination · exclusion · expulsion · dismissal · benching · sidelining · penalty · infraction · violation · misconduct

baseball

strikeout

Batter retired on pitches

swing · strike zone · two strikes · checked swing · pitcher · catcher · umpire · count · plate appearance · batting average

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mode of game exit

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game completion

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Persist to completion

Family

foul, out, fouls, fouled, fouling, foully, outs, outed, outing

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