bowled


bowled

past tense of bowl: She bowled a good game.
Not to be confused with:bold – brave, fearless, adventurous, valiant, brazen: She’s bold and flashy.

bowl 1

B0373400 (bōl)n.1. a. A hemispherical vessel, wider than it is deep, used for holding food or fluids.b. The contents of such a vessel.2. A drinking goblet.3. A bowl-shaped part, as of a spoon or pipe.4. a. A bowl-shaped topographic depression.b. A bowl-shaped stadium or outdoor theater.5. Football Any of various postseason games played between specially selected teams, especially at the college level.
[Middle English bowle, from Old English bolla; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

bowl 2

B0373400 (bōl)n.1. A ball, traditionally made of wood, that is weighted or slightly flattened so as to roll with a bias, used in lawn bowling.2. A roll or throw of a ball in lawn bowling and other bowling games.3. bowls(used with a sing. verb) See lawn bowling.4. A revolving cylinder or drum in a machine.v. bowled, bowl·ing, bowls v.intr.1. a. To participate in a game of bowling: I bowl every Thursday night in a league.b. To throw or roll a ball in a game of bowling: It's your turn to bowl.c. To hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch toward the batsman at the other, keeping the arm straight throughout the delivery.2. To move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling: The sportscar bowled along through the countryside.v.tr.1. To throw or roll (a ball).2. a. To make (a specified score) in bowling: placed first by bowling 237; bowled a strike in the first frame.b. To perform (a specified amount, as a string or game) in bowling: She bowled eight frames before deciding to use a different ball.3. To move quickly and smoothly by or as if by rolling: bowled a tire from the garage.4. To meet or strike with or as if with the force of a rapidly rolling object: The swimmer was bowled over by the wave.Phrasal Verbs: bowl out To retire (a batsman in cricket) with a bowled ball that knocks the bails off the wicket. bowl over1. To take by surprise.2. To make a powerful impression on; overwhelm.
[Middle English boule, from Old French, from Latin bulla, round object.]