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bowl
I. \ˈbōl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla; akin to Old High German bolla blister, Old Norse bolli bowl, Old English blāwan to blow — more at blow
1. : a rounded hollow vessel usually nearly hemispherical in form and generally deeper than a basin and larger or heavier than a cup; specifically : a drinking vessel of this shape
< come and fill the flowing bowl >
2. : the contents of a bowl
3. : a bowl-shaped or concave part: as
a. : the hollow of a spoon, oar, tobacco pipe, flagon, candlestick
b. : the part or parts of such letters as O, b, d, p, q, g, B that are closed curves; also : the space enclosed by the closed curves
c. : the receptacle of a toilet
4.
a. : a natural formation (as a valley) or geographical region shaped like a bowl
< the Western dust bowl >
b. : a bowl-shaped structure (as an amphitheater) often formed by excavation; especially : an athletic stadium
c. : a postseasonal football game between specially invited teams
< a bowl invitation >
< bowl squad >
d. : a floor surface sloping toward a center (as in a theater)
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English boule, bowle, from Middle French boule, from Latin bulla bubble — more at poll (head)
1.
a. obsolete : sphere, globe
b. : a usually lignum vitae ball that is weighted or shaped so as to give it a bias when rolled in lawn bowling
c. bowls plural but singular in const : lawn bowling
d. bowls plural but singular in construction, Scotland : marbles
2. : a cast or delivery of the ball down the green or alley (as in bowling); also : a turn in the game of bowling
3. : a cylindrical roller or drum variously used (as for an antifriction wheel or bearing or in pairs as a means of drawing or pressing fabrics in manufacture)
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English bowlen, from boule, bowle
intransitive verb
1. : to participate in the game of bowls or any of various bowling games (as tenpins)
2. : to roll a ball down the alley (as in tenpins) or along the green (as in lawn bowling)
3. : to move on or as if on wheels especially smoothly and rapidly — usually with along
< bowling along the highway in a bus >
4. : to deliver a cricket ball from behind the bowling crease to the batsman with a smooth movement of the arm
transitive verb
1.
a. : to send rolling along the ground or down a green or an alley
b. : to complete by bowling
< bowl a string >
: achieve by bowling
< bowl a 300 game >
: score by bowling
< bowls a steady 150 >
2. : to deliver (a cricket ball) to the batsman
3.
a. : to strike with or as if with a swiftly rolling object especially so as to displace
< bowled over by a runaway horse >
< bowled aside by a man dashing blindly for the exit >
b. : to overwhelm or stun especially with surprise : dismay suddenly : disconcert — usually used with over
< he was completely bowled over by the news >
4.
a. : to put out (a cricket batsman) with a bowled ball that breaks the wicket — often used with out
b. chiefly Britain : to put out of action : defeat finally or utterly — often used with out or down
< bowled out only by death itself >
< bowl down an opponent in a debate >
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- bowl over the wicket
- bowl round the wicket |