Bowl

[bəʊl] or [bol]

Definition

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

(noun.) a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;.

(noun.) a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco.

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

(noun.) the quantity contained in a bowl.

(noun.) a concave shape with an open top.

(verb.) engage in the sport of bowling; 'My parents like to bowl on Friday nights'.

(verb.) hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end.

(verb.) roll (a ball).

Editor: Noreen--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.

(n.) Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.

(n.) The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.

(n.) The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.

(n.) A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled.

(n.) An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.

(n.) The game of tenpins or bowling.

(v. t.) To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.

(v. t.) To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.

(v. t.) To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

(v. i.) To play with bowls.

(v. i.) To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.

(v. i.) To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along.

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Definition

n. a basin for domestic use esp. of earthenware or porcelain nearly hemispherical in shape: a large punch-bowl for brewing punch in: a round drinking-cup rather wide than deep—hence 'the bowl ' 'the flowing bowl ' as synonyms for conviviality; the round hollow part of anything.

n. a wooden ball used for rolling along the ground.—v.t. and v.i. to play at bowls: to roll along like a bowl: to throw a ball as in cricket.—ns. Bowl′er one who plays at bowls: one who bowls the ball in cricket; Bowl′ing the act of playing at bowls or of throwing a ball as in cricket; Bowl′ing-al′ley a long narrow covered place for bowling; Bowl′ing-green a green or grassy plat kept smooth for bowling.

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