bowling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
  2. noun (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
  3. noun the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
  4. verb roll (a ball)
    bowl.
  5. verb hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end
    bowl.
  6. verb engage in the sport of bowling
    bowl.
    • My parents like to bowl on Friday nights

WordNet


Bowl"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.

Webster 1913