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Bowl and Boul Definitions

Bowl

A hemispherical vessel, wider than it is deep, used for holding food or fluids.

Boul

A curved handle.

Bowl

The contents of such a vessel.

Boul

A curved handle.

Bowl

A drinking goblet.
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Bowl

A bowl-shaped part, as of a spoon or pipe.

Bowl

A bowl-shaped topographic depression.

Bowl

A bowl-shaped stadium or outdoor theater.

Bowl

(Football) Any of various postseason games played between specially selected teams, especially at the college level.

Bowl

A ball, traditionally made of wood, that is weighted or slightly flattened so as to roll with a bias, used in lawn bowling.
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Bowl

A roll or throw of a ball in lawn bowling and other bowling games.

Bowl

Bowls(used with a sing. verb) See lawn bowling.

Bowl

A revolving cylinder or drum in a machine.

Bowl

To participate in a game of bowling
I bowl every Thursday night in a league.

Bowl

To throw or roll a ball in a game of bowling
It's your turn to bowl.

Bowl

To hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch toward the batsman at the other, keeping the arm straight throughout the delivery.

Bowl

To move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
The sportscar bowled along through the countryside.

Bowl

To throw or roll (a ball).

Bowl

To make (a specified score) in bowling
Placed first by bowling 237.
Bowled a strike in the first frame.

Bowl

To perform (a specified amount, as a string or game) in bowling
She bowled eight frames before deciding to use a different ball.

Bowl

To move quickly and smoothly by or as if by rolling
Bowled a tire from the garage.

Bowl

To meet or strike with or as if with the force of a rapidly rolling object
The swimmer was bowled over by the wave.

Bowl

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

Bowl

As much as is held by a bowl.
You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.

Bowl

(cooking) A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.
This restaurant offers a number of different bowls.
Poke bowl

Bowl

A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.

Bowl

The round hollow part of anything.
Direct the cleaning fluid around the toilet bowl and under the rim.

Bowl

The part of a spoon that holds content, as opposed to the handle.

Bowl

A part of a pipe or bong packed with marijuana for smoking
Let's smoke a bowl!

Bowl

(typography) A rounded portion of a glyph that encloses empty space, as in the letters d and o.

Bowl

(landforms) A round crater (or similar) in the ground.

Bowl

An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.

Bowl

(American football) A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl)

Bowl

The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.

Bowl

The action of bowling a ball.

Bowl

The game of bowls.

Bowl

(transitive) To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.

Bowl

(intransitive) To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).

Bowl

(intransitive) To play bowling or a similar game.

Bowl

To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.
We were bowled rapidly along the road.

Bowl

To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

Bowl

A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
Brought them food in bowls of basswood.

Bowl

Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.

Bowl

The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.

Bowl

The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.

Bowl

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

An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.
Like an uninstructed bowler, . . . who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it.

Bowl

The game of tenpins or bowling.

Bowl

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.

Bowl

To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.

Bowl

To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,And bowled to death with turnips

Bowl

To play with bowls.

Bowl

To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.

Bowl

To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along.

Bowl

A round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food

Bowl

A concave shape with an open top

Bowl

A dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods

Bowl

The quantity contained in a bowl

Bowl

A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

Bowl

A wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls

Bowl

A small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

Bowl

Roll (a ball)

Bowl

Engage in the sport of bowling;
My parents like to bowl on Friday nights

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