bowl  /boʊl/

noun

1. a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids

synset: bowl

2. a concave shape with an open top

synset: bowl, trough

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

synset: bowl

4. the quantity contained in a bowl

synset: bowl, bowlful

5. a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

synset: stadium, bowl, arena, sports_stadium

6. a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling

synset: 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

synset: bowl

8. a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

synset: bowl, pipe_bowl

9. the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

synset: roll, bowl

verb

1. roll (a ball)

synset: bowl

2. hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end

synset: bowl

3. engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"

synset: bowl

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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