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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bowl \Bowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Bowling}.]
   1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.

            Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel, And
            bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven. --Shak.

   2. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we
      were bowled rapidly along the road.

   3. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

            Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth, And
            bowled to death with turnips?         --Shak.

   {To bowl} (a player) {out}, in cricket, to put out a striker
      by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.

Bowl \Bowl\ (b[=o]l), n. [OE. bolle, AS. bolla; akin to Icel.
   bolli, Dan. bolle, G. bolle, and perh. to E. boil a tumor.
   Cf. {Boll}.]
   1. A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately
      hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.

            Brought them food in bowls of basswood.
                                                  --Longfellow.

   2. Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other
      spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.

   3. The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.

   4. The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.

Bowl \Bowl\, v. i.
   1. To play with bowls.

   2. To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.

   3. To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the
      carriage bowled along.

Bowl \Bowl\ (b[=o]l), n. [F. boule, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud.
   Cf. {Bull} an edict, {Bill} a writing.]
   1. A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a
      level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side
      heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when
      rolled.

   2. pl. An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with
      biased balls on a level plat of greensward.

            Like an uninstructed bowler, . . . who thinks to
            attain the jack by delivering his bowl
            straightforward upon it.              --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

   3. pl. The game of tenpins or bowling. [U.S.]

資料來源 : WordNet®

bowl
     v 1: roll (a ball)
     2: engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on
        Friday nights"

bowl
     n 1: a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding
          fruit or liquids or for serving food
     2: a concave shape with an open top [syn: {trough}]
     3: a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
     4: the quantity contained in a bowl [syn: {bowlful}]
     5: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
        [syn: {stadium}, {arena}, {sports stadium}]
     6: a wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of
        bowls
     7: a small round container that is open at the top for holding
        tobacco [syn: {pipe bowl}]