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run afoul

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  • verb transitive, intransitive, nautical To become entangled or in conflict with.

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  • verb go against, as of rules and laws

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hypernyms (7)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. breach
  2. break
  3. go against
  4. infract
  5. offend
  6. transgress
  7. violate

relateds (1)

relateds

  1. run afoul of

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  • onursaka commented on the word run afoul

    run afoul of the law

    January 25, 2012

  • karpkatamala commented on the word run afoul

    A bank might run afoul of privacy laws as a result

    January 10, 2018