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What does the word bowl mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive

To roll; trundle along; hit with anything rolled; knock down; prostrate.

Part of speech: verb

To roll a bowl; deliver a cricket- ball or the like, move smoothly, as on wheels.

Part of speech: noun

A concave vessel, larger than a cup; a large goblet.

Part of speech: noun

A large wooden ball for tenpins.

Usage examples for bowl

When all had smoked, the bowl was once more filled and lighted, and once more it was sent from hand to hand. – The Plow-Woman by Eleanor Gates
Leo, who was dressing a bowl with roses, dropped one, and looked attentively at the speaker. – Leonore Stubbs by L. B. Walford
" Marcelina," I said, taking the bowl and trying to smile. – Life Blood by Thomas Hoover