bowl

bowl1 [ boul ] noun count **

1. ) a round container used for eating, serving, or preparing food:

In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, sugar, and butter.

a bowl of fruit/soup

a ) the food in a bowl, or the amount that a bowl contains:

I always eat a bowl of cereal for breakfast.

2. ) a large container without a lid, used for holding liquids:

a goldfish bowl

3. ) part of an object with a round shape like a bowl:

the bowl of a spoon/pipe

a toilet bowl

4. ) AMERICAN used in the names of important American football games, played at the end of the season between the most successful teams

a ) used in the names of some large sports STADIUMS in the U.S.:

the Orange Bowl

=> BOWLS, DUST BOWL, SUPER BOWL

bowl

bowl 2 [ boul ] verb *

1. ) intransitive or transitive to play the sport of BOWLING

a ) to roll a ball across the floor in the sport of BOWLING

2. ) intransitive or transitive to throw the ball toward the BATSMAN in the sport of CRICKET

,bowl `over phrasal verb transitive

1. ) usually passive to surprise someone by being very beautiful, impressive, unexpected, etc.:

We were bowled over by the sheer beauty of the landscape.

2. ) to knock someone over, because you are hurrying somewhere