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bowl
(boʊl)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense bowls, present participle bowling, past tense, past participle bowled
1. countable noun
A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.
Put all the ingredients into a large bowl.
Your dog should have his own bowls for food and water.
Synonyms: basin, plate, dish, vessel More Synonyms of bowl
2. countable noun
The contents of a bowl can be referred to as a bowl of something.
...a bowl of soup. [+ of]
3. countable noun
You can refer to the hollow rounded part of an object as its bowl.
He smacked the bowl of his pipe into his hand. [+ of]
...the toilet bowl.
4. uncountable noun
Bowls is a game in which players try to roll large wooden balls as near as possible to a small wooden ball. Bowls is usually played outdoors on grass.
[British]regional note: in AM, use lawn bowling5. countable noun [usually plural]
A set of bowls is a set of round wooden balls that you play bowls with.
6. verb
If you bowl, you play the game of bowls or the game of bowling.
Everyone wanted to bowl, hence everyone wanted to open a bowling alley. [VERB]
7. verb
In a sport such as cricket, when a bowler bowls a ball, he or she sends it down the pitch towards a batsman.
I can't see the point of bowling a ball like that. [VERB noun]
He bowled so well that we won two matches. [VERB]
Synonyms: throw, hurl, launch, cast More Synonyms of bowl
8. verb [usually passive]
In a sport such as cricket, when someone is bowled, he or she has to leave the pitch because the bowler has hit the wicket with the ball.
To bowl someone out means the same as to bowl them.
He was bowled out first ball. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]
9. verb
If you bowl along in a car or on a boat, you move along very quickly, especially when you are enjoying yourself.
Veronica looked at him, smiling, as they bowled along. [VERB preposition/adverb]
It felt just like old times, to bowl down Knightsbridge. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: drive, travel, shoot, speed More Synonyms of bowl
10. countable noun
A large stadium where sports or concerts take place is sometimes called a Bowl.
...the Crystal Palace Bowl.
...the Rose Bowl.
Synonyms: stadium, park [US, Canadian], ground, stage More Synonyms of bowl
11. countable noun
A bowl or bowl game is a competition in which the best college teams play, after the main season has ended.
[US] ...the Fiesta college football bowl.
12. See also bowling, begging bowl, fruit bowl, mixing bowl, punch bowl, salad bowl, sugar bowl
Phrasal verbs:
See bowl out
See bowl over
bowl in British English 1
(bəʊl)
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
Word origin
Old English bolla; related to Old Norse bolli, Old Saxon bollobowl in British English 2
(bəʊl)
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
Word origin
C15: from French boule, ultimately from Latin bulla bubblebowl in American English 1
(boʊl)
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.
in full bowl game any of various football games played annually after the regular season between teams selected for their superior records
5. Archaic
a large drinking vessel
Derived forms
bowllike (ˈbowlˌlike) adjective
Word origin
ME bolle < OE bolla, cup, bowl < IE base *bhel-, to swell, inflate (see ball1); infl. in OE by L bulla, bubble, ballbowl in American English 2
(boʊl)
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
Idioms:
bowl over
Word origin
ME & OFr boule < L bulla, bubble, knob: see boil1More idioms containingbowl
life is a bowl of cherries
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Word lists withbowl
General smoking termsIn other languagesbowl
British English: bowl /bəʊl/ NOUN
A bowl is a circular container with a wide uncovered top that is used for mixing and serving food.
He gave her two copper bowls.
- American English: bowl
- Arabic: وِعاء
- Brazilian Portuguese: tigela
- Chinese: 碗
- Croatian: zdjela
- Czech: mísa
- Danish: skål beholder
- Dutch: kom
- European Spanish: cuenco
- Finnish: kulho
- French: bol
- German: Schüssel
- Greek: μπολ
- Italian: insalatiera
- Japanese: ボウル
- Korean: 그릇
- Norwegian: bolle salatbolle
- Polish: miska
- European Portuguese: tigela
- Romanian: castron
- Russian: чаша a cup
- Latin American Spanish: tazón
- Swedish: skål
- Thai: ชาม
- Turkish: kase
- Ukrainian: чаша
- Vietnamese: chén
All related terms of 'bowl'
Chinese translation of 'bowl'
bowl
(bəul)
n (c)
- (= container for eating)
碗
(wǎn) (个(個), gè) - (= contents)
一碗的量
(yī wǎn de liàng) - (for washing clothes/dishes)
盆
(pén) (个(個), gè) - [of toilet]
马(馬)桶
(mǎtǒng) - (Sport, = ball)
木球
(mùqiú) see also bowls - [of pipe]
烟(煙)斗
(yāndǒu) - (esp US, = stadium)
体(體)育场(場)
(tǐyùchǎng)
vi
- (Cricket)
投球
(tóuqiú)
1 (noun)
Definition
a round container open at the top, used for holding liquid or serving food
Put all the ingredients into a large bowl.
Synonyms
basin
a pudding basin
plate
a huge plate of bacon and eggs
dish
Pile the potatoes into a warm serving dish.
vessel
plastic storage vessels
container
The paint is supplied in a clear, plastic container.
mixing bowl
receptacle
a receptacle for water
2 (noun)
the Crystal Palace Bowl
Synonyms
stadium
a baseball stadium
park (US, Canadian)
Chris was the best player on the park.
ground
the city's football ground
stage
He was finally forced off the political stage last year.
field
a football field
ring
The fight continued in the ring.
enclosure
This enclosure was so vast that the outermost wall could hardly be seen.
coliseum
amphitheatre
1 (verb)
Definition
to send (a ball) from one's hand towards the batsman
He bowled each ball so well that we won two matches.
Synonyms
throw
He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall.
hurl
Groups of rioters hurled stones at police.
launch
He launched himself into the air.
cast
She took a pebble and cast it into the water.
pitch
Simon pitched the ball across the field.
toss
He screwed the paper up and tossed it into the fire.
fling
I flung the book on the table and stormed out.
chuck (informal)
Someone chucked a bottle at the stage.
lob (informal)
The protestors were chanting and lobbing firebombs.
2 (verb)
Definition
to move easily and rapidly, as in a car
It felt just like old times, to bowl down to Knightsbridge.
Synonyms
drive
I drove into town and went for dinner.
travel
You can travel to Helsinki tomorrow.
shoot
They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them.
speed
The engine noise rises only slightly as I speed along.
tear
The door flew open and she tore into the room.
motor
proceed
barrel (along) (informal)
trundle
phrasal verb
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cast
Definition
to roll or throw (a dice)
She took a pebble and cast it into the water.
Synonyms
throw,
project,
launch,
pitch,
shed,
shy,
toss,
thrust,
hurl,
fling,
chuck (informal),
sling,
lob,
impel,
drive,
dropin the sense of chuck
Definition
to throw carelessly
Someone chucked a bottle at the stage.
Synonyms
throw,
cast,
pitch,
shy,
toss,
hurl,
fling,
sling (informal),
heavein the sense of container
Definition
an object used to hold or store things in
The paint is supplied in a clear, plastic container.
Synonyms
holder,
vessel,
repository,
receptacleSynonyms of 'bowl'
bowl
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