Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Nearby Entries
Bowled - 1 dictionary results
Sponsored Links Bowling
ClipArt - Pictures Bowling
www.live.com
Local Bowling Alleys
Find Bowling Alleys and Lanes In Your Area with YellowPages.com ®
Bowling.YellowPages.com
Bowling
Find bowling here. We offer local search in your area.
california.local.com
bowl 2     (bōl)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A large wooden ball weighted or slightly flattened so as to roll with a bias.
  2. A roll or throw of this ball, as in bowling.
  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. To participate in a game of bowling.
    2. To throw or roll a ball in bowling.
    3. 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 children bowled along on their bicycles.
v.   tr.
  1. To throw or roll (a ball).
    1. To achieve (a specified score) by bowling.
    2. To perform (a specified amount, as a string or game) in bowling.
  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.
Phrasal Verb(s):
bowl out To retire (a batsman in cricket) with a bowled ball that knocks the bails off the wicket.
bowl over
  1. To take by surprise.
  2. To make a powerful impression on; overwhelm.

[Middle English boule, from Old French, from Latin bulla, round object.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Share :Share This: digg.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: www.myspace.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: myjeeves.ask.com
Search another word or see Bowled on Thesaurus | Reference | Translate
Sponsored Links Bowling
ClipArt - Pictures Bowling
www.live.com
Local Bowling Alleys
Find Bowling Alleys and Lanes In Your Area with YellowPages.com ®
Bowling.YellowPages.com
Bowling
Find bowling here. We offer local search in your area.
california.local.com
Get your FREE Subscription to Dictionary.com Word of the Day
The FREE Dictionary.com Toolbar
Dictionary Thesaurus Reference
The answers are right on your browser and just a click away with Dictionary.com Toolbar.