[bohl] 
| 1. | one of the balls, having little or no bias, used in playing ninepins or tenpins. |
| 2. | one of the biased or weighted balls used in lawn bowling. |
| 3. | bowls, (used with a singular verb ) lawn bowling. |
| 4. | a delivery of the ball in bowling or lawn bowling. |
| 5. | (formerly) a rotating cylindrical part in a machine, as one to reduce friction. |
| 6. | to play at bowling or bowls; participate in or have a game or games of bowling. |
| 7. | to roll a bowl or ball. |
| 8. | to move along smoothly and rapidly. |
| 9. | Cricket. to deliver the ball to be played by the batsman. |
| 10. | to roll or trundle, as a ball or hoop. |
| 11. | to attain by bowling: He bowls a good game. She usually bowls a 120 game, but today she bowled 180. |
| 12. | to knock or strike, as by the ball in bowling (usually fol. by over or down). |
| 13. | to carry or convey, as in a wheeled vehicle. |
| 14. | Cricket. to eliminate (a batsman) by bowling (usually fol. by out): He was bowled for a duck. He was bowled out for a duck. |
| 15. | bowl over, to surprise greatly: We were bowled over by the news. |
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