bowlingbowl‧ing /ˈbəʊlɪŋ $ ˈboʊ-/ ●●● S3 noun [uncountable] 
an indoor game in which you roll a large heavy ball along a wooden track in order to knock down a group of pins (=wooden objects shaped like bottles): 
Do you want to go bowling with us Friday?2the act of throwing a ball at the batsman in cricket
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Boxer had been steadily bowling along the quays, where the traffic was less congested.
- Greenidge soon went, leaving Richards to lay into the bowling.
- In addition there is a billiard room, solarium, cinema, indoor and outdoor pools, bowling alley and gym.
- It was mightily impressive bowling by any standards, and with his left hand in plaster it was quite remarkable.
- Local Activities: walks, golf, fishing, horse-riding, bowling.
- The area round the school houses the library, tennis courts, a children's play area, and a bowling green.
- The hotel also offers a three-lane bowling alley with a bar.
WORD SETS
bail, nounbat, verbbatsman, nounboundary, nounbowl, verbbowler, nounbowling, nouncatch, verbcentury, nouncrease, nouncricketer, noundismiss, verbduck, noungoogly, nouninfield, nouninnings, nounlbw, adverblob, verbloft, verbover, nounpavilion, nounpitch, verbpull, nounrun, nounsingle, nounsix, numberslip, nounspinner, nounstand, nounstump, nounstump, verbtest, nountest match, nounwicket, nounwicket keeper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Do you want to go bowling with us Friday?COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1 Do you want to go bowling with us Friday?· He never gives in and that's half the battle in fast bowling.· The fast bowling tactic has worked.· He is currently undertaking research into batting techniques against fast bowling.· This is a favoured technique with many great players of fast bowling, not least West Indies' Gordon Greenidge.
NOUN· The hotel also offers a three-lane bowling alley with a bar.· In addition there is a billiard room, solarium, cinema, indoor and outdoor pools, bowling alley and gym.· Downstairs is a Tyrolean-style bowling alley and cellar bar.· There is a bowling alley near the station, and two minigolf courses.
· The rest was given over to a bowling green and a large expanse of lawn; the potential for change was enormous.· Ah yes, digging up the bowling green would probably mean some explaining, as well.· The area round the school houses the library, tennis courts, a children's play area, and a bowling green.· Take the road behind Porthmeor Beach to the path past the bowling green.· I understand that it will be used towards the purchase of floodlights for the bowling green.· The incident happened near the bowling greens.· The new building will serve the existing football and cricket pitches, tennis court and bowling green.
an indoor game in which you roll a large heavy ball along a wooden track in order to knock down a group of pins (=wooden objects shaped like bottles): Do you want to go bowling with us Friday?2the act of throwing a ball at the batsman in cricket