Associations to the word «Afoul»

Wiktionary

AFOUL, adverb. In a state of entanglement or conflict with.

Dictionary definition

AFOUL, adjective. Especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats