(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of ~ are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.
Put all the ingredients into a large ~...
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2.
The contents of a ~ can be referred to as a ~ of something.
...a ~ of soup.
N-COUNT: usu N of n
3.
You can refer to the hollow rounded part of an object as its ~.
He smacked the ~ of his pipe into his hand.
...the toilet ~.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
4.
Bowls is a game in which players try to roll large wooden balls as near as possible to a small wooden ball. Bowls is usually played outdoors on grass. (BRIT; in AM, use lawn ~ing )
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5.
A set of ~s is a set of round wooden balls that you play ~s with.
N-COUNT: usu pl
6.
In a sport such as cricket, when a ~er ~s a ball, he or she sends it down the pitch towards a batsman.
I can’t see the point of ~ing a ball like that...
He ~ed so well that we won two matches.
VERB: V n, V
7.
If you ~ along in a car or on a boat, you move along very quickly, especially when you are enjoying yourself.
Veronica looked at him, smiling, as they ~ed along...
VERB: V prep/adv
8.
A large stadium where sports or concerts take place is sometimes called a Bowl.
...the Crystal Palace Bowl.
...the Rose Bowl.
N-IN-NAMES: the n N
9.
see also ~ing , begging ~ , fruit ~ , mixing ~ , punch ~ , salad ~ , sugar ~