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bowling

bowl·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boh-ling]
    • /ˈboʊ lɪŋ/
    • /ˈbəʊ.lɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boh-ling]
    • /ˈboʊ lɪŋ/

Definitions of bowling word

  • uncountable noun bowling Bowling is a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track towards a group of wooden objects and try to knock down as many of them as possible. 3
  • uncountable noun bowling In a sport such as cricket, bowling is the action or activity of bowling the ball towards the batsman. 3
  • noun bowling any of various games in which a heavy ball is rolled down a special alley, usually made of wood, at a group of wooden pins, esp the games of tenpin bowling (tenpins) and skittles (ninepins) 3
  • noun bowling the game of bowls 3
  • noun bowling the act of delivering the ball to the batsman 3
  • noun bowling of or relating to bowls or bowling 3
See all 35 definitions of bowling

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Origin of bowling

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; bowl2 + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Bowling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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bowling popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bowling

noun bowling

  • skittles — skittles, (used with a singular verb) ninepins in which a wooden ball or disk is used to knock down the pins.
  • ninepins — (used with a singular verb) tenpins played without the head pin.
  • candlepins — a type of bowling game, employing a smaller ball than tenpins, in which three balls are allowed to a frame and fallen pins are not removed from the alley
  • bowls — a game played on a bowling green in which a small bowl (the jack) is pitched from a mark and two opponents or opposing teams take turns to roll biased wooden bowls towards it, the object being to finish as near the jack as possible
  • lawn bowling — a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green. Also called bowls, bowling on the green. Compare bowl2 (def 2), bowling green, jack1 (def 7), rink (def 5).
All 6 Synonyms of bowling

Related words

  • bowl

    A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.

  • alley

    An alley is a narrow passage or street with buildings or walls on both sides.

  • bowling bag

    a bag for carrying a bowling ball and often bowling shoes or other equipment.

  • lawn bowling

    a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green. Also called bowls, bowling on the green. Compare bowl2 (def 2), bowling green, jack1 (def 7), rink (def 5).

  • backup

    Backup consists of extra equipment, resources, or people that you can get help or support from if necessary.

  • boccie

    an Italian version of bowls played on a lawn smaller than a bowling green
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