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bowl

UK/bəʊl/ US/bɒʊ̯ɫ/ common
noun (7) verb (2)

noun

1.

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

2.

a concave shape with an open top

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3.

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

4.

the quantity contained in a bowl

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5.

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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6.

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

7.

a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet

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verb

1.

roll (a ball)

2.

engage in the sport of bowling

  • “My parents like to bowl on Friday nights”

Origin

From Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, bolle (“bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measure”), from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“ball, round vessel, bowl”). Cognate with North Frisian bol (“bun, bread roll”), Middle Low German bolle, bole (“round object”), Dutch bol (“ball, sphere, scoop, dot”), German Bolle (“bulb”), Danish bolle (“bowl, bread roll”), Icelandic bolli (“cup”). Doublet of boule and pulla.

Phrases

  • begging bowl
  • bowl a googly
  • bowl barrow
  • bowl chair
  • bowl cut
  • bowl down
  • bowl game
  • bowl haircut
  • bowl hat
  • bowl lute
  • bowl out
  • bowl over

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