bowl 1 (b l)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-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
| bowl 2 (bl) n. 1. A large wooden ball weighted or slightly flattened so as to roll with a bias. 2. A roll or throw of this ball, as in bowling. 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. b. To throw or roll a ball in bowling. 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 children bowled along on their bicycles. v.tr. Phrasal Verbs: 1. To throw or roll (a ball). 2. a. To achieve (a specified score) by bowling. b. To perform (a specified amount, as a string or game) in bowling. 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. bowl out To retire (a batsman in cricket) with a bowled ball that knocks the bails off the wicket. bowl over 1. To take by surprise. 2. To make a powerful impression on; overwhelm. [Middle English boule, from Old French, from Latin bulla, round object.] |
bowls [bəʊlz]
n (functioning as singular)
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling)
a. a game played on a bowling green in which a small bowl (the jack) is pitched from a mark and two opponents or opposing teams take turns to roll biased wooden bowls towards it, the object being to finish as near the jack as possible
b. (as modifier) a bowls tournament
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) skittles or tenpin bowling
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bowls - a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jackbowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them bowl - a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling jack - a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling |
Translations
bowls [ˈbəʊlz] n → (jeu m de) boules fpl
to play bowls → jouer aux boules
bow tie [ˌbəʊˈtaɪ] n → nœud m papillon
bow window [ˌbəʊˈwɪndəʊ] n → bow-windowen arc de cercle)m >, oriel m
to play bowls → jouer aux boules
bow tie [ˌbəʊˈtaɪ] n → nœud m papillon
bow window [ˌbəʊˈwɪndəʊ] n → bow-window
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