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bowl
1[bohl]
noun
a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc.
the contents of a bowl.
a bowl of tomato soup.
a rounded, cuplike, hollow part.
the bowl of a pipe.
a large drinking cup.
festive drinking; conviviality.
any bowl-shaped depression or formation.
an edifice with tiers of seats forming sides like those of a bowl, having the arena at the bottom; stadium.
Also called bowl game.a football game played after the regular season by teams selected by the sponsors of the game, usually as representing the best from a region of the country.
the Rose Bowl.
Typography.a curved or semicircular line of a character, as of a, d, b, etc.
verb (used with object)
to give (a floor) a gentle inclination on all sides toward some area, as a stage or platform.
bowl
2[bohl]
noun
one of the balls, having little or no bias, used in playing ninepins or tenpins.
one of the biased or weighted balls used in lawn bowling.
(used with a singular verb)bowls, lawn bowling.
a delivery of the ball in bowling or lawn bowling.
(formerly) a rotating cylindrical part in a machine, as one to reduce friction.
verb (used without object)
to play at bowling or bowls; participate in or have a game or games of bowling.
to roll a bowl or ball.
to move along smoothly and rapidly.
Cricket.to deliver the ball to be played by the batsman.
verb (used with object)
to roll or trundle, as a ball or hoop.
to attain by bowling.
He bowls a good game.
She usually bowls a 120 game, but today she bowled 180.
to knock or strike, as by the ball in bowling (usually followed by over ordown ).
to carry or convey, as in a wheeled vehicle.
Cricket.to eliminate (a batsman) by bowling (usually followed byout ).
He was bowled for a duck.
He was bowled out for a duck.
verb phrase
to surprise greatly.
We were bowled over by the news.
bowl
1/ əʊ /
noun
a round container open at the top, used for holding liquid, keeping fruit, serving food, etc
Also: bowlful.the amount a bowl will hold
the rounded or hollow part of an object, esp of a spoon or tobacco pipe
any container shaped like a bowl, such as a sink or lavatory
a bowl-shaped building or other structure, such as a football stadium or amphitheatre
a bowl-shaped depression of the land surface See also dust bowl
literary
a drinking cup
intoxicating drink
bowl
2/ əʊ /
noun
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
a large heavy ball with holes for gripping with the fingers and thumb, used in tenpin bowling
verb
to roll smoothly or cause to roll smoothly, esp by throwing underarm along the ground
to move easily and rapidly, as in a car
cricket
to send (a ball) down the pitch from one's hand towards the batsman, keeping the arm straight while doing so
Also: bowl out.to dismiss (a batsman) by delivering a ball that breaks his wicket
(intr) to play bowls or tenpin bowling
(tr) (in tenpin bowling) to score (a specified amount)
he bowled 120
Other 51Թ Forms
- bowllike adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bowl1
Origin of bowl2
Example Sentences
One of my favorite lazy breakfasts, picked up from childhood summers in the Carolinas, was a bowl of cheesy grits topped with tomato gravy and a lush, freshly burst egg yolk.
Interestingly, he averages 40 against fast bowling of 87mph upwards and 22 against the slower seam bowlers.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald acknowledged there are "some decisions to make" and "relevant questions around our batting and bowling depth".
Stubbs' footwork had looked suspect to the Aussie left-arm quick round the wicket and he was bowled by one which nipped back through his defensive prod and pad to hit the top of off.
Having been rolled for 138 in the first innings, and up against an Australian bowling attack with more than 1,500 Test wickets between them, it felt like big ask.
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