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Bowl

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Noun

1. bowl

a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids

2. bowl, trough

a concave shape with an open top

3. bowl

a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods

4. bowl, bowlful

the quantity contained in a bowl

5. arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

6. bowl, bowling ball

a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling

7. bowl

a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling

8. bowl, pipe bowl

a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

9. bowl, roll

the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

Verb

10. bowl

roll (a ball)

11. bowl

hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end

12. bowl

engage in the sport of bowling

Example Sentences:
'My parents like to bowl on Friday nights'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bowl

see synonyms of bowl
noun
1. 
a round container open at the top, used for holding liquid, keeping fruit, serving food, etc
2. Also: bowlful
the amount a bowl will hold
3. 
the rounded or hollow part of an object, esp of a spoon or tobacco pipe
4. 
any container shaped like a bowl, such as a sink or lavatory
5. mainly US
a bowl-shaped building or other structure, such as a football stadium or amphitheatre
6. 
a bowl-shaped depression of the land surface
See also dust bowl
7. literary
a. 
a drinking cup
b. 
intoxicating drink
noun
1. 
a wooden ball used in the game of bowls, having flattened sides, one side usually being flatter than the other in order to make it run on a curved course
2. 
a large heavy ball with holes for gripping with the fingers and thumb, used in tenpin bowling
verb
3. 
to roll smoothly or cause to roll smoothly, esp by throwing underarm along the ground
4. (intransitive; usually foll by along)
to move easily and rapidly, as in a car
5. cricket
a. 
to send (a ball) down the pitch from one's hand towards the batsman, keeping the arm straight while doing so
b. Also: bowl out
to dismiss (a batsman) by delivering a ball that breaks his or her wicket
6. (intransitive)
to play bowls or tenpin bowling
7. (transitive)
(in tenpin bowling) to score (a specified amount)
he bowled 120

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bowl

see synonyms of bowl
noun
1. 
a deep, rounded container or dish, open at the top
2. 
the capacity or contents of a bowl
3. 
a thing or part shaped like a bowl
; specif.,
a. 
the rounded or hollow part of a spoon or smoking pipe
b. 
washbowl
c. 
the basin of a toilet
d. 
a hollow land formation
4.  US
a. 
an amphitheater or stadium
b. 
any of various football games played annually after the regular season between teams selected for their superior records
in full bowl game
5.  Archaic
a large drinking vessel
noun
1. 
the wooden ball rolled at the target ball, or jack, in the game of lawn bowling: it is weighted or shaped to give it a bias when rolling
2. 
a roll of the ball in bowling or lawn bowling
3. 
a roller, drum, or wheel, as in some machines
verb intransitive
4. 
to participate or take a turn in bowling or lawn bowling
5. 
to roll a ball with an underhand motion, as in bowling or lawn bowling
6. 
to move swiftly and smoothly
the car bowled steadily along
7.  Cricket
to throw a ball to the batsman
verb transitive
8. 
to throw so as to make roll; roll
9. 
to make a score of in bowling
to bowl 180
10. 
to cause to move along swiftly and smoothly, as on wheels
11.  Cricket
to put (a batsman out) by bowling the balls off the wicket

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bowl

see synonyms of bowl
n.
1.
a. A hemispherical vessel, wider than it is deep, used for holding food or fluids.
b. The contents of such a vessel.
2. A drinking goblet.
3. A bowl-shaped part, as of a spoon or pipe.
4.
a. A bowl-shaped topographic depression.
b. A bowl-shaped stadium or outdoor theater.
5. Football Any of various postseason games played between specially selected teams, especially at the college level.
n.
1. A ball, traditionally made of wood, that is weighted or slightly flattened so as to roll with a bias, used in lawn bowling.
2. A roll or throw of a ball in lawn bowling and other bowling games.
3. bowls(used with a sing. verb) See lawn bowling.
4. A revolving cylinder or drum in a machine.
v. bowled, bowl·ing, bowls
v.intr.
1.
a. To participate in a game of bowling: I bowl every Thursday night in a league.
b. To throw or roll a ball in a game of bowling: It's your turn to bowl.
c. To hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch toward the batsman at the other, keeping the arm straight throughout the delivery.
2. To move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling: The sportscar bowled along through the countryside.
v.tr.
1. To throw or roll (a ball).
2.
a. To make (a specified score) in bowling: placed first by bowling 237; bowled a strike in the first frame.
b. To perform (a specified amount, as a string or game) in bowling: She bowled eight frames before deciding to use a different ball.
3. To move quickly and smoothly by or as if by rolling: bowled a tire from the garage.
4. To meet or strike with or as if with the force of a rapidly rolling object: The swimmer was bowled over by the wave.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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