bowl
To roll or throw in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sportsTo roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» I like to bowl.
Мені подобається боулінг. — deniko
Я люблю боулінг. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.
bowlen
roll (a ball)
(intransitive)To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).
hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end
(intransitive)To play bowling or a similar game.
engage in the sport of bowling
To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.
We were bowled rapidly along the road.
To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
Examples
449 sentencesI like to bowl.
Мені подобається боулінг. — deniko
I don't want to go bowling.
Я не хочу йти грати в боулінг. — deniko
ruЯ не хочу в боулинг. — marafon
I don't think Tom enjoys bowling.
Не думаю, що Тому подобається боулінг. — deniko
ruНе думаю, что Тому нравится боулинг. — marafon
Have you ever gone bowling with Tom?
Ти колись ходив грати в боулінг із Томом? — deniko
deBist du je mit Tom bowlen gegangen? — Dalyup
There's plenty of whipped cream left in the bowl.
В банці лишалося багато збитих вершків. — deniko
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English bowle, boule, from Old French boule (“ball”), from Latin bulla (“bubblFrom Middle English bowle, boule, from Old French boule (“ball”), from Latin bulla (“bubble, stud, round object”). Doublet of poll.
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Forms
bowls, bowling, bowled, bowledPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsSynonyms
40 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- go bowling with
- go bowling
- a bowl of
- to go bowling
- bowl of oatmeal
- bowls of cereal
- gone gone bowling
- ate a bowl
- how many bowls
- good at bowling
- many bowls of
- three bowls of
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.