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Bowl (bōl), n. [OE. bolle, AS. bolla; akin to Icel. bolli, Dan. bolle, G. bolle, and perh. to E. boil a tumor. Cf. Boll.]
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1. A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
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Brought them food in bowls of basswood. Longfellow.
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2. Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.
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3. The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.
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4. The hollow part of a thing; as, “the bowl of a spoon”.
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Bowl (bōl), n. [F. boule, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud. Cf. Bull an edict, Bill a writing.]
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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.
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2. pl. An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.
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Like an uninstructed bowler, . . . who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it. Sir W. Scott.
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3. pl. The game of tenpins or bowling. [U.S.]
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Bowl (), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowled (); p. pr. & vb. n. Bowling.]
1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.
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Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,
And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven. Shak.
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2. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, “we were bowled rapidly along the road”.
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3. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
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Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,
And bowled to death with turnips! Shak.
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To bowl (a player) out, in cricket, to put out a striker by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.
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Bowl, v. i.
1. To play with bowls.
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2. To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.
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3. To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, “the carriage bowled along”.
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