Usually means: Deliberate foul to prevent scoring.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. professional foul: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. professional foul: Merriam-Webster
  3. professional foul: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. professional foul: Collins English Dictionary
  5. professional foul: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. professional foul: Wiktionary
  7. Professional Foul (play), Professional Foul, Professional foul: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. professional foul: TheFreeDictionary.com

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Professional foul: Sports Definitions

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Definitions from Wiktionary (professional foul)

▸ noun:  (sports) An intentional foul, usually committed to prevent a scoring opportunity.

Similar:
personal foul, technical foul, foul, foul trouble, offensive foul, foul shot, foul out, charge, foul ball, turning, more...

Opposite:
fair play, sportsmanship, ethical play

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Similar:
personal foul, technical foul, foul, foul trouble, offensive foul, foul shot, foul out, charge, foul ball, turning, more...

Opposite:
fair play, sportsmanship, ethical play



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