[bəʊl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid
(e.g: a mixing bowl)

- a natural basin

- a stadium for sporting or musical events
(e.g: the Hollywood Bowl)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English bolle, bolla, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bol ‘round object’, also to boll

[bəʊl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a wooden or hard rubber ball, slightly asymmetrical so that it runs on a curved course, used in the game of bowls

- a spell or turn of bowling in cricket


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘ball’): from Old French boule, from Latin bulla ‘bubble’

[bəʊl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- roll (a ball or other round object) along the ground
(e.g: she snatched her hat off and bowled it ahead of her)

- (of a bowler) propel (the ball) with a straight arm towards the batter, typically in such a way that the ball bounces once
(e.g: Lillee bowled another bouncer)

- move rapidly and smoothly in a specified direction
(e.g: they bowled along the country roads)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘ball’): from Old French boule, from Latin bulla ‘bubble’