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bowl


1. bowl \'bo-l\ n [ME bolle, fr. OE bolla; akin to OHG bolla blister, OE bla]-wan to blow

a concave usu. hemispherical vessel used esp. for holding liquids; sp ecif

a drinking vessel (as for wine)

the contents of a bowl

a bowl-shaped or concave part

as

    the hollow of a spoon or tobacco pipe

    the receptacle of a toilet

    a natural formation or geographical region shaped like a bowl

    a bowl-shaped structure; esp

an athletic stadium


2. bowl n [ME boule, fr. MF, fr. L bulla bubble]

    a ball (as of lignum vitae) weighted or shaped to give it a bias when r olled in lawn bowling pl but sing in constr

    LAWN BOWLING

a cast of the ball in bowling

a cylindrical roller or drum


3. bowl vi

to participate in a game of bowling

to roll a ball in bowling

to travel in a vehicle smoothly and rapidly

    to roll (a ball) in bowling 1b

to complete by bowling {a string} 1b

to score by bowling {~s 150}

    to strike with a swiftly moving object

    to overwhelm with surprise