adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of bowl form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a bowl or bowl-shaped element. in-compounds, not-comparable

   "a large brown-stemmed silver-bowled pipe"

2. 2
   (Dismissed) by the bowled ball hitting and breaking the batsman's wicket. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

bowlfulcraterrollstadiumadobeadvance

Example

More examples

"He was bowled over by her enthusiasm."

Related phrases

bowled around the legscaught and bowled

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