Definition of Bowling in English :

Define Bowling in English

Bowling meaning in English

Meaning of Bowling in English

Pronunciation of Bowling in English

Bowling pronunciation in English

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Bowling

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Noun

1. bowling

a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them

2. bowling

(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman

3. bowling

the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Bowling

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noun
1. 
any of various games in which a heavy ball is rolled down a special alley, usually made of wood, at a group of wooden pins, esp the games of tenpin bowling (tenpins) and skittles (ninepins)
2. 
the game of bowls
3. cricket
the act of delivering the ball to the batsman
4. (modifier)
of or relating to bowls or bowling
a bowling team

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Bowling

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noun
1. 
a game in which a heavy ball is bowled along a wooden lane in an attempt to knock over ten large wooden pins that are set upright at the far end
2. 
lawn bowling
3. 
the playing of either of these games
4.  Cricket
the act of throwing the ball to the batsman

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Bowling

see synonyms of bowling
n.
1.
a. A game played by rolling a ball down a wooden alley in order to knock down a triangular group of ten pins. Also called tenpins.
b. A similar game, such as duckpins or ninepins.
2. Lawn bowling.
3. The playing of one of these games.

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