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- pronunciation:
- bol
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- bowl over
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large wooden ball shaped or weighted so as to roll in a curved path, used in lawn bowling.
- similar words:
- ball
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| definition 2: |
(pl., but used with a sing. verb) the game or sport of lawn bowling.
- synonyms:
- boccie, boules, lawn bowling
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| definition 3: |
a roll or throw of the ball in bowling or bowls.
- similar words:
- roll, throw
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bowls, bowling, bowled |
| definition 1: |
to play the game of bowling or the game of bowls.
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| definition 2: |
to roll, throw, or hurl a ball, as in bowling, bowls, or cricket.
- similar words:
- pitch, throw
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| definition 3: |
to move along swiftly and smoothly.
That truck is really bowling along.- synonyms:
- barrel, clip, spin
- similar words:
- fly, hurtle, move, roll, speed, whiz, zip, zoom
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to roll, throw, or hurl (a ball or the like).
- synonyms:
- hurl, pitch, roll, throw
- similar words:
- cast, fling
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| definition 2: |
to achieve or perform by bowling.
She bowled her best game ever last night. |
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| phrase: |
bowl over |
Are you looking for the word boll (a seed pod)? Bowl and boll sound alike but have different meanings.
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