Meaning & Definition of word "Bowl"

Bowl

/boʊl/

1. A round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid.
- Example: Please pass me the salad bowl.
2. A rounded, typically deep container used for serving or holding food.
- Example: He filled the bowl with soup.
3. The score achieved in a game of bowling.
- Example: She achieved a perfect bowl in the last frame.

1. To roll a ball towards a target, especially in sports such as bowling.
- Example: He learned how to bowl properly in his bowling league.
2. To move forward in a curved path.
- Example: The kite began to bowl gracefully in the sky.

Middle English: from Old Norse 'bolli', of unknown ultimate origin.

bowl over:

To astonish or overwhelm someone.

bowl me a line:

To tell someone a tall tale or lie.

bowlful:

The amount that a bowl can hold.

bowl game:

A post-season college football game.

Meaning: To smoke marijuana using a bowl.

Example Sentence: They took a break to bowl in the park.

Meaning: To mess up or fail a task.

Example Sentence: I really bowled on that exam; I didn't study.