Bowl(n.) A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
Bowl(n.) Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.
Bowl(n.) The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.
Bowl(n.) The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.
Bowl(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.
Bowl(n.) An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.
Bowl(n.) The game of tenpins or bowling.
Bowl(v. i.) To play with bowls.
Bowl(v. i.) To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.
Bowl(v. i.) To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along.
Bowl(v. t.) To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.
Bowl(v. t.) To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.
Bowl(v. t.) To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
Bowled(imp. & p. p.) of Bowl
Bowling(n.) The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.
Bowling(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bowl
Bowls(n. pl.) See Bowl, a ball, a game.
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