- 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)¦a wide round container that is open at the top, used to hold liquids, food, flowers etc→↑dish▪ Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl.▪ Fill the bowl with water.a mixing/serving bowl(=a bowl used for mixing foods or serving them)▪ Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and soft.a soup/salad/cereal etc bowl(=a bowl to eat or serve soup, salad etc from)2.) ¦(AMOUNT)¦ also bowlfulthe amount of something contained in a bowlbowl of▪ a bowl of rice▪ a bowl of fruit3.) ¦(GAME)¦a) bowlsBrE [plural]an outdoor game played on grass in which you try to roll big balls as near as possible to a small ballAmerican Equivalent: lawn bowlingb) [C usually singular]a special game in American football played by the best teams after the normal playing season▪ the Rose Bowl4.) ¦(BALL)¦ BrEa ball that you use in the game of bowls5.) ¦(SHAPE)¦the part of an object such as a spoon, pipe, toilet etc that is shaped like a bowl▪ the bowl of a pipea toilet/lavatory bowl6.) ¦(STADIUM)¦ [C usually singular]AmE a large ↑stadium shaped like a bowl, where people go to watch special events, such as sports games or music ↑concerts▪ the Hollywood Bowlbowl 2bowl2 v[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: bowl 'ball used in bowling' (15-21 centuries), from Old French boule, from Latin bulla 'bubble']1.) [I and T]to roll a ball along a surface when you are playing the game of bowls2.) [I and T]→↑batb) [T]to make a batsman have to leave the field by throwing a ball so that it hits the ↑wicket behind him3.) [I always + adverb/preposition]to travel along very quickly and smoothlybowl along/down▪ We were bowling along at about 90 miles per hour.bowl out [bowl sb<=>out] phr vin ↑cricket, when a team is bowled out, each member of the team has had to leave the field and there is no one left to ↑batbowl over [bowl sb<=>over] phr v1.) to accidentally hit someone and knock them down because you are running in a place that is full of people or things= ↑knock over2.) to surprise, please, or excite someone very much= ↑knock out▪ He was bowled over by her beauty.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.