bowl

🇺🇸 /bəʊl/ 🇬🇧 /bəʊl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A2

a round dish for food or liquid

Put the fruit in a bowl.

A2

the amount a bowl holds

She ate a bowl of rice.

R

a bowl-shaped part

The toilet bowl is clean.

R

a round outdoor theater

The concert was at the Hollywood Bowl.

R

a heavy ball for bowling

He rolled the bowl down the lane.

R

a lawn bowling game

They played bowl in the park.

R

a football championship game

We watched the Super Bowl.

verb
R

to roll a bowling ball

It's your turn to bowl.

R

to throw a ball in cricket

He will bowl first.

R

to get a batsman out by hitting the wicket

He bowled the batsman out.

R

to move quickly

The car bowled down the road.

translation

n. a round dish for food or liquid; the amount a bowl holds; a bowl-shaped part; a round outdoor theater; a heavy ball for bowling; a lawn bowling game; a football championship game
v. to roll a bowling ball; to throw a ball in cricket; to get a batsman out by hitting the wicket; to move quickly

Word Forms

Past bowled
Progressive bowling
3rd Present bowls
Plural bowls
Perfect bowled