Etymology : Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla; akin to Old High German bolla blister
Pronunciation : 'bOl
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. deep dish; festivity; amphitheater; ball (used in the game of bowling). play bowling (type of game played with balls and pins); roll a ball. bowl\bowl\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. bowled ; p. pr. & vb. n. bowling.].
2. to roll, as a bowl or cricket ball. break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel, and bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven.
3. to roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.
4. to pelt or strike with anything rolled. alas, i had rather be set quick i' the earth, and bowled to death with turnips.
5. A concave vessel of various forms , to hold liquids, etc.
6. Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.
7. The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.
8. The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.
9. 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.
10. An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.
11. The game of tenpins or bowling.
12. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.
13. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.
14. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
15. To play with bowls.
16. To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.
17. To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along. a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco a wooden ball used in the game of bowls the quantity contained in a bowl a concave shape with an open top engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights" roll.
18. 1. A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning. Put all the ingredients into a large bowl.
19. The contents of a bowl can be referred to as a bowl of something. a bowl of soup.
20. You can refer to the hollow rounded part of an object as its bowl. He smacked the bowl of his pipe into his hand. the toilet bowl.
21. Bowls is a game in which players try to roll large wooden balls as near as possible to a small wooden ball. Bowls is usually played outdoors on grass.
22. A set of bowls is a set of round wooden balls that you play bowls with.
23. In a sport such as cricket, when a bowler bowls a ball, he or she sends it down the pitch towards a batsman. I can't see:
the point of bowling a ball like that He bowled so well that we won two matches.
24. If you bowl along in a car or on a boat, you move along very quickly, especially when you are enjoying yourself. Veronica looked at him, smiling, as they bowled along.
25. A large stadium where sports or concerts take place is sometimes called a Bowl. the Crystal Palace Bowl. the Rose Bowl. see also:
bowling, begging bowl, fruit bowl, mixing bowl, punch bowl, salad bowl, sugar bowl. Dust Bowl Rose Bowl Super Bowl.
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