bowl

I [bəʊl]

nome

1) (basin) (for food) scodella f., ciotola f.; (large) terrina f.; (for washing) bacinella f., catino m.; (of sink) vaschetta f.; (of lavatory) tazza f.; (of lamp) boccia f.

2) (hollow part) (of pipe) fornello m.; (of spoon) incavo m.

3) sport boccia f. (di legno)

II 1. [bəʊl]

verbo transitivo

1) (roll) fare rotolare [hoop, ball]

2) (throw) lanciare [ball]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) sport

to bowl to sb. — lanciare (la palla) a qcn

2) AE (go bowling) andare a giocare a bowling

3) (move fast)

to bowl along — filare a tutta velocità

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- bowl over

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I 1. [bəul] noun

(a wooden ball rolled along the ground in playing bowls. See also bowls below.)

2. verb

1) (to play bowls.)

2) (to deliver or send (a ball) towards the batsman in cricket.)

3) (to put (a batsman) out by hitting the wicket with the ball: Smith was bowled for eighty-five (= Smith was put out after making eighty-five runs).)

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- bowler

- bowling
- bowls
- bowling-alley
- bowling-green
- bowl over II [bəul] noun

1) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.)

2) (a round hollow part, especially of a tobacco pipe, a spoon etc: The bowl of this spoon is dirty.)

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I [bəʊl]

nome

1) (basin) (for food) scodella f., ciotola f.; (large) terrina f.; (for washing) bacinella f., catino m.; (of sink) vaschetta f.; (of lavatory) tazza f.; (of lamp) boccia f.

2) (hollow part) (of pipe) fornello m.; (of spoon) incavo m.

3) sport boccia f. (di legno)

II 1. [bəʊl]

verbo transitivo

1) (roll) fare rotolare [hoop, ball]

2) (throw) lanciare [ball]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) sport

to bowl to sb. — lanciare (la palla) a qcn

2) AE (go bowling) andare a giocare a bowling

3) (move fast)

to bowl along — filare a tutta velocità

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- bowl over