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   bowl

   /bəʊl/

   noun

   • 1. a wooden or hard rubber ball, slightly asymmetrical so that it runs on a curved course, used in the game of bowls.
   • ▪ a large ball with indentations for gripping, used in tenpin bowling.
   • ▪ a wooden ball or disc used in playing skittles.
   • 2. a spell or turn of bowling in cricket.

   verb

   • 1. roll (a ball or other round object) along the ground: "she snatched her hat off and bowled it ahead of her"
   • 2. (of a bowler) propel (the ball) with a straight arm towards the batter, typically in such a way that the ball bounces once: "Lillee bowled another bouncer" Similar pitchthrowpropelhurltosslobloftflinglaunchlet flyshycastprojectsenddeliverspinrollinformal:chuckslingbungheavebuzzwhangpeghoybish
   • ▪ dismiss (a batter) by knocking down the wicket with the ball which one has bowled: "Stewart was bowled for 33"
   • 3. move rapidly and smoothly in a specified direction: British "they bowled along the country roads" Similar hurtlespeedcareershootstreaksweephareflywingdrivemotormovetravelgoproceedinformal:beltpelttearscoottoolbombbucketshiftgo like the clappersclipboogiehightailbarrelarchaic:posthie

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘ball’): from Old French boule, from Latin bulla ‘bubble’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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