n.
Function: intransitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 a : to participate in a game of bowling b : to roll a ball in bowling
2 : to travel smoothly and rapidly (as in a wheeled vehicle)
transitive verb
1 a : to roll (a ball) in bowling b (1) : to complete by bowling < bowl a string> (2) : to score by bowling < bowl s 150>
2 : to strike with a swiftly moving object