bowl

Universal Words noun, verb noun container 1 [C] (especially in compounds) a deep round dish with a wide open top, used especially for holding food or liquid: a salad / fruit / sugar bowl * a washing-up bowl amount 2 [C] (also bowlful ) the amount contained in a bowl: a bowl of soup shape 3 [C] the part of some objects that is shaped like a bowl: the bowl of a spoon * a toilet / lavatory bowl theatre 4 [C] (especially AmE) (in names) a large round theatre without a roof, used for concerts, etc. in the open air SYNSTADIUM: the Hollywood Bowl ball 5 [C] a heavy wooden ball that is used in the game of bowls game 6 (bowls) [U] (AmE also lawn bowling) a game played on an area of very smooth grass, in which players take turns to roll bowls as near as possible to a small ball football game 7 [C] (AmE) (in names) a football game played after the main season between the best teams: the Super Bowl verb roll ball 1 [V, VN] to roll a ball in the games of bowls and BOWLING in cricket 2 [V, VN] to throw a ball to the BATSMAN (= the person who hits the ball) 3 [VN] ~ sb (out) to make the BATSMAN have to leave the field by throwing a ball that hits the WICKET move quickly 4 [V+adv./prep.] (BrE, written) to move quickly in a particular direction, especially in a vehicle: Soon we were bowling along the country roads. PHRASALVERBS bowl sb over 1 to run into sb and knock them down 2 to surprise or impress sb a lot