bowl

hemispherical vessel; a large wooden ball; a roll of the ball, as in bowling
Not to be confused with:boll – seed pod of a plant, as flax or cottonbole – tree trunk

bowl¹

B0373400 (bōl)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.

[Middle English bowle, from Old English bolla; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

bowl²

B0373400 (bōl)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.Phrasal Verbs: bowl out To retire (a batsman in cricket) with a bowled ball that knocks the bails off the wicket. bowl over1. To take by surprise.2. To make a powerful impression on; overwhelm.

[Middle English boule, from Old French, from Latin bulla, round object.]

bowl

(bəʊl) n1. a round container open at the top, used for holding liquid, keeping fruit, serving food, etc2. Also: bowlful the amount a bowl will hold3. the rounded or hollow part of an object, esp of a spoon or tobacco pipe4. (Building) any container shaped like a bowl, such as a sink or lavatory5. (Architecture) chiefly US a bowl-shaped building or other structure, such as a football stadium or amphitheatre6. (Physical Geography) a bowl-shaped depression of the land surface. See also dust bowl7. literary a. a drinking cupb. intoxicating drink[Old English bolla; related to Old Norse bolli, Old Saxon bollo]

bowl

(bəʊl) n1. (Bowls & Bowling) 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 course2. (Bowls & Bowling) a large heavy ball with holes for gripping with the fingers and thumb, used in tenpin bowlingvb3. to roll smoothly or cause to roll smoothly, esp by throwing underarm along the ground4. (usually foll by: along) to move easily and rapidly, as in a car5. (Cricket) cricket a. to send (a ball) down the pitch from one's hand towards the batsman, keeping the arm straight while doing sob. Also: bowl out to dismiss (a batsman) by delivering a ball that breaks his wicket6. (Bowls & Bowling) (intr) to play bowls or tenpin bowling7. (Bowls & Bowling) (tr) (in tenpin bowling) to score (a specified amount): he bowled 120. [C15: from French boule, ultimately from Latin bulla bubble]

bowl¹

(boʊl)

n. 1. a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc. 2. the contents of a bowl. 3. a rounded, cuplike, hollow part: the bowl of a pipe. 4. a large drinking cup. 5. any bowl-shaped depression or formation. 6. amphitheater; stadium. 7. Also called bowl′ game`. an invitational postseason football game between two superior teams or for all-stars. [before 950; Middle English bolle, Old English bolla; c. Old Norse bolli. See boll] bowl′like`, adj.

bowl²

(boʊl)
n. 1. one of the biased or weighted balls used in lawn bowling. 2. bowls, (used with a sing. v.) sc lawn bowling. 3. a delivery of the ball in bowling or lawn bowling. v.i. 4. to play at bowling or lawn bowling. 5. to move along smoothly and rapidly. 6. Cricket. to deliver the ball to be played by the batsman. v.t. 7. to roll or trundle, as a ball or hoop. 8. to attain by bowling: She bowls a good game. 9. to knock or strike, as by the ball in bowling. 10. bowl over, to surprise greatly. [1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule < Middle French < Latin bulla bubble, knob; compare boil¹, bola]

bowl

Past participle: bowled
Gerund: bowling

Imperative
bowl
bowl

Present
I bowl
you bowl
he/she/it bowls
we bowl
you bowl
they bowl

Preterite
I bowled
you bowled
he/she/it bowled
we bowled
you bowled
they bowled

Present Continuous
I am bowling
you are bowling
he/she/it is bowling
we are bowling
you are bowling
they are bowling

Present Perfect
I have bowled
you have bowled
he/she/it has bowled
we have bowled
you have bowled
they have bowled

Past Continuous
I was bowling
you were bowling
he/she/it was bowling
we were bowling
you were bowling
they were bowling

Past Perfect
I had bowled
you had bowled
he/she/it had bowled
we had bowled
you had bowled
they had bowled

Future
I will bowl
you will bowl
he/she/it will bowl
we will bowl
you will bowl
they will bowl

Future Perfect
I will have bowled
you will have bowled
he/she/it will have bowled
we will have bowled
you will have bowled
they will have bowled

Future Continuous
I will be bowling
you will be bowling
he/she/it will be bowling
we will be bowling
you will be bowling
they will be bowling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bowling
you have been bowling
he/she/it has been bowling
we have been bowling
you have been bowling
they have been bowling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bowling
you will have been bowling
he/she/it will have been bowling
we will have been bowling
you will have been bowling
they will have been bowling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bowling
you had been bowling
he/she/it had been bowling
we had been bowling
you had been bowling
they had been bowling

Conditional
I would bowl
you would bowl
he/she/it would bowl
we would bowl
you would bowl
they would bowl

Past Conditional
I would have bowled
you would have bowled
he/she/it would have bowled
we would have bowled
you would have bowled
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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bowl - a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;fish bowl, fishbowl, goldfish bowl - a transparent bowl in which small fish are keptjorum - a large drinking bowlmazer - a large hardwood drinking bowltoilet bowl - the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with watervessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
	2.	bowl - a concave shape with an open top troughconcave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
	3.	bowl - a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foodscereal bowl - a bowl for holding breakfast cerealdish - a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"finger bowl - small bowl for rinsing the fingers at tablemixing bowl - bowl used with an electric mixerporringer - a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle); "the child was eating pottage from a porringer"punch bowl - a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladlesalad bowl - a large bowl for mixing and serving a saladslop basin, slop bowl - a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the tablesoup bowl - a bowl for serving soup
	4.	bowl - the quantity contained in a bowl bowlfulcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	5.	bowl - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainmentssports stadium, stadium, arenacoliseum, amphitheater, amphitheatre - an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are heldballpark, park - a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark"bullring - a stadium where bullfights take placecircus - (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial gamescovered stadium, domed stadium, dome - a stadium that has a rooffield house - an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sportfootball stadium - a stadium where football games are heldhippodrome - a stadium for horse shows or horse racesskybox - an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadiumstand - tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)standing room - room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people"structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"tiered seat - seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in frontathletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"
	6.	bowl - a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowlingbowling ballball - round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"bowling equipment - equipment used in bowlingfinger hole - a hole for inserting a fingerthumbhole - a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)
	7.	bowl - a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowlingbowls, lawn bowling - a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jackball - round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
	8.	bowl - a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobaccopipe bowlcontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)pipe, tobacco pipe - a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
	9.	bowl - the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)rollbowling - the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etcactuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
Verb	1.	bowl - roll (a ball)bowling - the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etcroll, wheel - move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
	2.	bowl - hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other endcricket - a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runshurl, hurtle, cast - throw forcefully
	3.	bowl - engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"skittle - play skittles

bowl

¹noun1. basin, plate, dish, vessel, container, mixing bowl, receptacle Put all the ingredients into a large bowl.2. stadium, park (U.S. & Canad.), ground, stage, field, ring, enclosure, coliseum, amphitheatre the Crystal Palace Bowl

bowl

²verb1. throw, hurl, launch, cast, pitch, toss, fling, chuck (informal), lob (informal) He bowled each ball so well that we won two matches.2. drive, travel, shoot, speed, tear, motor, proceed, barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), trundle It felt just like old times, to bowl down to Knightsbridge.bowl someone over1. knock down, fell, floor, deck (slang), overturn, overthrow, bring down People clung to trees as the flash flood bowled them over.2. (Informal) surprise, amaze, stun, overwhelm, astonish, stagger, startle, astound, take (someone) aback, stupefy, strike (someone) dumb, throw off balance, sweep off your feet, dumbfound I was bowled over by India.

Translations

碗碗状物板球戏中因击中三柱门而迫使击球员退场板球戏中投球给击球员滚木球

bowl¹

(bəul) noun a wooden ball rolled along the ground in playing bowls. See also bowls below . 滚木球 verb1. to play bowls. 玩滚木球戏2. to deliver or send (a ball) towards the batsman in cricket. （板球戏中）投球给击球员 3. to put (a batsman) out by hitting the wicket with the ball. Smith was bowled for eighty-five (= Smith was put out after making eighty-five runs). （板球戏中）因击中三柱门而迫使击球员退场 ˈbowler noun （板球的）投球手，玩滚球的人 ˈbowling noun (see also ninepins) the game of skittles, bowls or something similar. 滚木球戏，保龄球 bowls noun singular a game played on a smooth green with bowls having a bias. a game of bowls.保龄球ˈbowling-alley noun1. a long narrow set of wooden boards along which one bowls at skittles. 保龄球道，滚球道 2. a building which contains several of these. 滚球场，保龄球场 ˈbowling-green noun a smooth piece of grass for playing bowls on. 滚球用草坪bowl over to knock down. I was bowled over in the rush for the door; His generosity bowled me over.击倒

bowl²

(bəul) noun1. a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc. a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.碗2. a round hollow part, especially of a tobacco pipe, a spoon etc. The bowl of this spoon is dirty.碗状物

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bowl (someone) a googly

To present someone with a question, situation, or piece of information that is surprising or unexpected. Taken from cricket, in which a "googly" is a ball thrown counter to that which the batsman expects. Primarily heard in UK. Dave really bowled me a googly when he asked if I'd like to go on a date with him. The manager bowled us a googly by announcing we'd have this Friday off.See also: bowl, googly

a goldfish bowl

A place, situation, or environment in which one has little or no privacy. A reference to the (typically) spherical bowls in which pet fish are often kept, which can be seen into from all sides. One of the prices of success for a pop star is having to live in a goldfish bowl under the scrutiny of the public eye. I feel like I'm in a goldfish bowl working at this new company, with all their security cameras posted everywhere.See also: bowl, goldfish

sell (one's) birthright for a bowl of soup

To exchange something of great, important, or fundamental value for some financial gain that proves to be of little, trivial, or no value but which appears to be attractive or valuable on first reckoning. (A variant of "sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage," an allusion to Esau in Genesis 25:29–32, who sells to Jacob his birthright to his family's estate for a bowl of lentil stew (pottage).) If we allow our obsession with job creation to undermine the health of the environment, humanity will ultimately end up selling its birthright for a bowl of soup.See also: birthright, bowl, of, sell, soup

slop bowl

dated A bowl or other receptacle into which the dregs and leftovers of tea or coffee are collected from drinkers' cups (i.e., so that they may be refilled with a fresh drink). Tabitha, will you please come take the slop bowl away and empty it? It's becoming conspicuously full.See also: bowl, slop

turd in the punchbowl

vulgar slang Something or someone that spoils, ruins, or needlessly complicates a situation or circumstance; a disagreeable nuisance or source of irritation. For these greedy corporate executives, restrictions put in place by regulators to protect consumers are just turds in the punchbowl. Not to be the turd in the punchbowl, but I really think we should take this money we found to the police, instead of keeping it for ourselves.See also: turd

bowl of cherries

Wonderful; very pleasant. Typically used in the metaphoric expression, "life is (not) just a bowl of cherries." I got a promotion and got engaged in the span of a week! Life is just a bowl of cherries these days!See also: bowl, cherry, of

take the Browns to the Super Bowl

slang To defecate. It is a pun in which "Super Bowl" refers to a toilet, and "the Browns" refers to the Cleveland Browns football team (chosen because feces are brown). Hang on, I've got to take the Browns to the Super Bowl before we leave the house.See also: bowl, Brown, super, take

Puppy Bowl

A TV program that airs on Animal Planet on the afternoon of Super Bowl Sunday. Puppies play on a mock football field, and kittens take the field for the "Kitten Halftime Show." The animals shown are usually available for adoption. Who cares about the Super Bowl—when is Puppy Bowl on?See also: bowl, puppy

bowl over

1. Literally, to collide with and force someone or something to fall to the ground. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bowl" and "over." When they were reunited at the airport, my daughter leapt into her boyfriend's arms and bowled him over. It seems that the wind has bowled over all of our trashcans.2. To thoroughly shock, impress, or overwhelm. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bowl" and "over." My daughter was totally bowled over when her boyfriend returned from his business trip early and showed up at her birthday party. The show of support from everyone just bowled me over.See also: bowl, over

bowl up

To add a substance that can be smoked to the bowl of a pipe. I just carry this pipe to evoke the air of Sherlock Holmes—I never actually bowl up.See also: bowl, up

life is (just) a bowl of cherries

Life is wonderful or very pleasant. I got a promotion and got engaged in the span of a week! Life is just a bowl of cherries these days!See also: bowl, cherry, life, of

bowl out

1. verb In cricket, to cause a batsman to be out by bowling a ball to them and striking the wicket. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bowl" and "out." I can't believe I got bowled out again!2. noun In cricket, a method of deciding a tie game in which five players from each team bowl at an unguarded wicket. The team with the most hits is awarded the win. In this usage, the phrase is often hyphenated. Well, if it's a tie score, the game will have to be decided by a bowl-out.See also: bowl, out

party bowl

slang A pipe with an exceptionally large bowl used to smoke a large amount of marijuana in a single sitting, as might be used to accommodate a large number of people (at a party). Tom whipped out a party bowl and started packing it with enough weed to get the whole room stoned.See also: bowl, party

bowl someone over

1. Lit. to knock someone over. (Fixed order.) We were bowled over by the wind. Bob hit his brother and bowled him over. 2. Fig. to surprise or overwhelm someone. (Fixed order.) The news bowled me over. The details of the proposed project bowled everyone over.See also: bowl, over

bowl up

to fill a pipe bowl with smokable material. The detective bowled up and struck a match. Roger bowled up, but forgot to light his pipe.See also: bowl, up

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Prov. Everything is going well.; Life is carefree. (Often used ironically, as in the second example.) The real estate salesman tried to convince us that life in the suburbs is just a bowl of cherries. Jill: Hi, Jane. How are you? Jane: Oh, my alarm clock didn't go off this morning, and then my car wouldn't start, and I missed the bus and got to work late, and I just found out my rent's going up fifty dollars a month. Life is just a bowl of cherries.See also: bowl, cherry, just, life, of

bowl of cherries, life is just a

These are happy circumstances; life is wonderful. This phrase is often used ironically, as in My husband is about to get laid off-life is just a bowl of cherries, right? Originating as the title of a song (1931) by Lew Brown (lyrics) and composer Ray Henderson, this term expressed the idea that everything was going very well. However, its ironical use was established by the 1970s. Also see bed of roses. See also: bowl, just, life, of

bowl over

Astonish, surprise greatly, overwhelm, as in I was simply bowled over by their wonderful performance. This term originated in cricket, where it means "to knock all the bails off the wicket." [Mid-1800s] See also: bowl, over

goldfish bowl

A situation affording no privacy, as in Being in a goldfish bowl comes with the senator's job-there's no avoiding it. The glass bowl allowing one to view goldfish from every direction was transferred first, in the 1920s, to a police interrogation room equipped with a one-way mirror. By the mid-1900s the expression was being used more broadly. See also: bowl, goldfish

life is a bowl of cherries

If you say that life is a bowl of cherries, you mean that life is full of pleasure and enjoyment. To him, life was a bowl of cherries. Life's not exactly a bowl of cherries when you're an international champ.See also: bowl, cherry, life, of

a bowl of cherries

a very pleasant or enjoyable situation or experience.See also: bowl, cherry, of

goldfish bowl

a place or situation lacking privacy.See also: bowl, goldfish

bowl out

v. Chiefly British In the game of cricket, to retire some batsman with a bowled ball that knocks the bails off the wicket. Used chiefly in the passive: They played well but were bowled out shortly after lunch.See also: bowl, out

bowl over

v.1. To knock someone or something down to the ground: The kids ran down the hallway, bowling over everyone in their way. A strong wind will bowl that billboard over.2. To make a powerful impression on someone; astound someone: She bowled over everyone at the meeting with her amazing presentation. His new songs bowled me over, so I bought his new CD. You must go hear this poet—you will be bowled over!See also: bowl, over

bowl

n. a pipe or other device for smoking cannabis. (Drugs.) There’s somebody’s bowl out in the hall. Go get it before the neighbors call the fuzz.

party bowl

n. a marijuana pipe large enough to serve a number of smokers. (Drugs.) The cops thought the party bowl was a flower vase! See also: bowl, party

bowl over

Overwhelm, astonish, surprise. This term originated in the mid-1800s in the game of cricket, where it signifies knocking all the bails off the wicket. It has been used figuratively since the twentieth century, as in “I was just bowled over when I learned he’d gotten the million-dollar grant.” See also blow out of the water.See also: bowl, over

life is just a bowl of cherries

Everything is just great. This slangy phrase, often used ironically, gained currency as the title of a song by Ray Henderson (lyrics by Lew Brown) performed by Ethel Merman in the Scandals of 1931. Today it is nearly always used ironically, as in the title of humorist Erma Bombeck’s book: If Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? (1978). See also the pits. “Since life is short, we need to make it broad; Since life is brief, we need to make it bright . . .” —Ella Wheeler WilcoxSee also: bowl, cherry, just, life, of

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noun basin

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noun stadium

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verb throw

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verb drive

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phrase bowl someone over: knock down

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phrase bowl someone over: surprise

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noun a round vessel that is open at the top

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noun a concave shape with an open top

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

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noun the quantity contained in a bowl

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noun a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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

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

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