n. - A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
n. - Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.
n. - The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.
n. - The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.
n. - A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled.
n. - An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.
n. - The game of tenpins or bowling.
v. t. - To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.
v. t. - To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.
v. t. - To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
v. i. - To play with bowls.
v. i. - To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.
v. i. - To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along.