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2 [bohl]
one of the balls, having little or no bias, used in playing ninepins or tenpins.
one of the biased or weighted balls used in lawn bowling.
bowls, (used with a singular verb) lawn bowling.
a delivery of the ball in bowling or lawn bowling.
(formerly) a rotating cylindrical part in a machine, as one to reduce friction.
verb (used without object)
to play at bowling or bowls; participate in or have a game or games of bowling.
to roll a bowl or ball.
to move along smoothly and rapidly.
Cricket. to deliver the ball to be played by the batsman.
verb (used with object)
to roll or trundle, as a ball or hoop.
to attain by bowling: He bowls a good game. She usually bowls a 120 game, but today she bowled 180.
to knock or strike, as by the ball in bowling (usually followed by over or down ).
to carry or convey, as in a wheeled vehicle.
Cricket. to eliminate (a batsman) by bowling (usually followed by out ): He was bowled for a duck. He was bowled out for a duck.
Verb phrases
bowl over, to surprise greatly: We were bowled over by the news.

1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule < Middle French < Latin bulla bubble, knob; cf. boil1, bola Unabridged
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bowl1 (bəʊl)
1.  a round container open at the top, used for holding liquid, keeping fruit, serving food, etc
2.  Also: bowlful the amount a bowl will hold
3.  the rounded or hollow part of an object, esp of a spoon or tobacco pipe
4.  any container shaped like a bowl, such as a sink or lavatory
5.  chiefly (US) a bowl-shaped building or other structure, such as a football stadium or amphitheatre
6.  See also dust bowl a bowl-shaped depression of the land surface
7.  literary
 a.  a drinking cup
 b.  intoxicating drink
[Old English bolla; related to Old Norse bolli, Old Saxon bollo]

bowl2 (bəʊl)
1.  a wooden ball used in the game of bowls, having flattened sides, one side usually being flatter than the other in order to make it run on a curved course
2.  a large heavy ball with holes for gripping with the fingers and thumb, used in tenpin bowling
vb (usually foll by along)
3.  to roll smoothly or cause to roll smoothly, esp by throwing underarm along the ground
4.  to move easily and rapidly, as in a car
5.  cricket
 a.  to send (a ball) down the pitch from one's hand towards the batsman, keeping the arm straight while doing so
 b.  Also: bowl out to dismiss (a batsman) by delivering a ball that breaks his wicket
6.  (intr) to play bowls or tenpin bowling
7.  (tr) (in tenpin bowling) to score (a specified amount): he bowled 120
[C15: from French boule, ultimately from Latin bulla bubble]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History

O.E. bolla "pot, cup, bowl," from P.Gmc. *bul- "a round vessel" (cf. O.N. bolle, O.H.G. bolla), from PIE *bhl-, from base *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole).
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Slang Dictionary

bowl definition

  1. n.
    a pipe or other device for smoking cannabis. (Drugs.) : There's somebody's bowl out in the hall. Go get it before the neighbors call the fuzz.
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Bowl definition


Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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