Result from Foreign Dictionaries (5 entries found)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bowl \Bowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowling}.] 1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball. [1913 Webster] Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel, And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road. [1913 Webster] 3. To pelt or strike with anything rolled. [1913 Webster] Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth, And bowled to death with turnips? --Shak. [1913 Webster] {To bowl} (a player) {out}, in cricket, to put out a striker by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bowl \Bowl\ (b[=o]l), n. [OE. bolle, AS. bolla; akin to Icel. bolli, Dan. bolle, G. bolle, and perh. to E. boil a tumor. Cf. {Boll}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc. [1913 Webster] Brought them food in bowls of basswood. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking. [1913 Webster] 3. The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold. [1913 Webster] 4. The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bowl \Bowl\, v. i. 1. To play with bowls. [1913 Webster] 2. To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along. [1913 Webster] Bowlder From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bowl \Bowl\ (b[=o]l), n. [F. boule, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud. Cf. {Bull} an edict, {Bill} a writing.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward. [1913 Webster] Like an uninstructed bowler, . . . who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 3. pl. The game of tenpins or bowling. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: bowl n 1: a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids; 2: a concave shape with an open top [syn: {bowl}, {trough}] 3: a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods 4: the quantity contained in a bowl [syn: {bowl}, {bowlful}] 5: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn: {stadium}, {bowl}, {arena}, {sports stadium}] 6: a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling [syn: {bowling ball}, {bowl}] 7: a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling 8: a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco [syn: {bowl}, {pipe bowl}] 9: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) [syn: {roll}, {bowl}] v 1: roll (a ball) 2: hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end 3: engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"