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• bowl along — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. trundle, roll, wheel along; see drive 3 , move 1 …   English dictionary for students

• bowl along phrasal — verb (I) to travel or move very quickly and smoothly: We were really bowling along when suddenly the back wheel fell off …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bowl — bowl1 W3S2 [bəul US boul] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3¦(game)¦ 4¦(ball)¦ 5¦(shape)¦ 6¦(stadium)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: bolla] 1.) ¦(CONTAINER)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bowl — [[t]bo͟ʊl[/t]] ♦♦♦ bowls, bowling, bowled 1) N COUNT 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 …   English dictionary

• bowl — I UK [bəʊl] / US [boʊl] noun [countable] Word forms bowl : singular bowl plural bowls ** 1) a) a round container used for eating, serving, or preparing food In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, sugar, and butter. a bowl of fruit/soup b) the… …   English dictionary

• bowl — I. /boʊl / (say bohl) noun 1. a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc. 2. the contents of a bowl. 3. a rounded, hollow part: the bowl of a pipe. 4. a large drinking cup; a goblet. 5. → skate bowl. 6.… …  

• bowl — bowl1 [bōl] n. [ME bolle < OE bolla, cup, bowl < IE base * bhel , to swell, inflate (see BALL1); infl. in OE by L bulla, bubble, ball] 1. a deep, rounded container or dish, open at the top 2. the capacity or contents of a bowl 3. a thing or …   English World dictionary

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bowl — Ⅰ. bowl [1] ► NOUN 1) a round, deep dish or basin. 2) a rounded, concave part of an object. 3) a natural basin. 4) chiefly N. Amer. a stadium for sporting or musical events. ORIGIN Old English, related to BOLL(Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

• 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bowl — 1. n. 1 a a usu. round deep basin used for food or liquid. b the quantity (of soup etc.) a bowl holds. c the contents of a bowl. 2 a any deep sided container shaped like a bowl (lavatory bowl). b the bowl shaped part of a tobacco pipe, spoon,… …   Useful english dictionary