Bowl | Mean of bowl in English Dictionary

/ˈboʊl/

• Noun
• a round container that has tall, curving sides and that is used for preparing or serving foods and liquids
1. a soup/salad/pasta bowl [=a bowl used for serving or eating soup/salad/pasta]
2. the dog's water bowl
• the food or liquid served in a bowl
1. We gave the kittens a bowl [=bowlful] of milk.
2. I ate two bowls of soup for dinner.
3. May I have another bowl of ice cream?
• a part of something that is shaped like a bowl: such as

• the bottom part of a toilet
1. a toilet bowl
• the deep, rounded part of a spoon
• the part of a pipe that holds tobacco
• a valley or area of land that is low and that has higher land around it
1. a town in the bowl of the mountains
• a large stadium or theater that is shaped like a bowl
1. a concert at the Hollywood Bowl
• a game that is played after the regular season between college teams that have been specially invited
1. college bowl games
2. the Orange Bowl
• a ball used in the game of lawn bowling
• Verb
• to roll (a ball) towards something especially in the game of bowling or lawn bowling
1. I don't think I can bowl a 12-pound ball.
• to play the game of bowling
1. We bowl every Thursday night.
2. Do you like to bowl?
3. I haven't bowled since I was a kid.
• to get (a score) in a game of bowling
1. She usually bowls around 150.
• to throw (a ball) to the batsman
• to force (a batsman) to leave the field by throwing a ball that hits the wicket behind the batsman
1. He was bowled (out) for 47.
• to move or go very quickly
1. We were bowling along the motorway in her new car.
• to hit and push down (someone or something) while quickly moving past
1. We were almost bowled over by the wind.
• to surprise or impress (someone) very much
1. He was completely bowled over by the news.
2. She bowled over [=amazed] the judges with her excellent performance.