bowl

noun
UK: /bəʊl/
US: /boʊl/

  1. A round, deep dish used for holding food or liquid.

    1. I ate cereal from a bowl this morning. [ ] [ ]
    2. She prepared a bowl of soup for her sick child, hoping it would provide comfort. [ ] [ ]

  2. The contents of a bowl.

    1. I had a bowl of soup for lunch. [ ] [ ]
    2. He finished the bowl of ice cream quickly despite the brain freeze. [ ] [ ]

  3. A stadium shaped like a bowl, often used for sports or concerts.

    1. The football game was held at the bowl. [ ] [ ]
    2. The Hollywood Bowl hosts many famous musicians every summer season. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

dish pitch roll stadium container
bowl verb

  1. To roll a ball in sports such as bowling or lawn bowling.

    1. He likes to bowl on weekends. [ ] [ ]
    2. They bowl regularly at the local alley, aiming to improve their scores and enjoy some friendly competition. [ ] [ ]

  2. To deliver a ball in cricket.

    1. The bowler can bowl very fast. [ ] [ ]
    2. He began to bowl with a faster run-up, attempting to intimidate the batsman with sheer pace. [ ] [ ]
bowl intransitive-verb

  1. To move rapidly and smoothly.

    1. The car bowled along the highway. [ ] [ ]
    2. The ambulance bowled down the street, its sirens wailing to alert other drivers to clear the path. [ ] [ ]
bowl transitive-verb

  1. To knock something over while bowling or playing a similar sport.

    1. He bowled over all the pins. [ ] [ ]
    2. She tried to bowl over all the obstacles, but some proved too firmly rooted in place. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "bowl" in English means: A round, deep dish used for holding food or liquid., The contents of a bowl., A stadium shaped like a bowl, often used for sports or concerts..

The phonetic transcription of "bowl" is /bəʊl/ in British English and /boʊl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bowl": dish, pitch, roll, stadium, container.

Example usage of "bowl": "I ate cereal from a bowl this morning.". More examples on the page.