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• bowl — I. /boʊl / (say bohl) noun 1. a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc. 2. the contents of a bowl. 3. a rounded, hollow part: the bowl of a pipe. 4. a large drinking cup; a goblet. 5. → skate bowl. 6.… …  

• bowl — I [[t]boʊl[/t]] n. 1) cer a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc 2) the contents of a bowl 3) a rounded, cuplike, hollow part: the bowl of a pipe[/ex] 4) cer a large drinking cup 5) any bowl shaped… …   From formal English to slang

• Bowl — may refer to:* Bowl (drug culture), the receptacle in which marijuana is placed prior to smoking * Bowl, slang meaning to walk in the UK: Let s bowl * Bowl (vessel), a common open top vessel used to serve food * Bowls, a precision sport popular… …   Wikipedia

• bowl — bowl1 [bōl] n. [ME bolle < OE bolla, cup, bowl < IE base * bhel , to swell, inflate (see BALL1); infl. in OE by L bulla, bubble, ball] 1. a deep, rounded container or dish, open at the top 2. the capacity or contents of a bowl 3. a thing or …   English World dictionary

• Bowl — (b[=o]l), n. [F. boule, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud. Cf. {Bull} an edict, {Bill} a writing.] [1913 Webster] 1. A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bowl — Bowl, v. i. 1. To play with bowls. [1913 Webster] 2. To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bowl — [[t]bo͟ʊl[/t]] ♦♦♦ bowls, bowling, bowled 1) N COUNT A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or …   English dictionary

• bowl — bowl1 W3S2 [bəul US boul] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3¦(game)¦ 4¦(ball)¦ 5¦(shape)¦ 6¦(stadium)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: bolla] 1.) ¦(CONTAINER)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bowl — 1 noun 1 CONTAINER (C) a wide round container that is open at the top, used to hold liquids, flowers etc: Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a bowl. (+ of): a bowl of fruit | soup/salad/cereal etc bowl (=a bowl to eat or serve soup, salad etc… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Bowl game — In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players career totals and the games were mostly considered to be… …   Wikipedia