bowl

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bowl
bəʊl Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid.
    E.g. a mixing bowl
  • a natural basin.
  • a stadium for sporting or musical events.
    E.g. the Hollywood Bowl
noun
  • a wooden or hard rubber ball, slightly asymmetrical so that it runs on a curved course, used in the game of bowls.
  • a spell or turn of bowling in cricket.
verb
  • roll (a ball or other round object) along the ground.
    E.g. she snatched her hat off and bowled it ahead of her
  • (of a bowler) propel (the ball) with a straight arm towards the batsman, typically in such a way that the ball bounces once.
    E.g. Lillee bowled another bouncer
  • move rapidly and smoothly in a specified direction.
    E.g. they bowled along the country roads

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