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bowl

Definition

  • noun: a round container that has tall, curving sides and that is used for preparing or serving foods and liquids
  • noun: a concave usually nearly hemispherical vessel
  • verb: to roll (a ball) towards something especially in the game of bowling or lawn bowling
  • used in names
  • synonyms: fiddlestick, incline, bend

Examples

  • a soup/salad/pasta 'bowl' [=a bowl used for serving or eating soup/salad/pasta]

  • celebrities who cannot escape from the 'goldfish bowl' of constant publicity

  • She 'bowled over' [='amazed'] the judges with her excellent performance.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You have two options Option : I shoot you with volts. Which can cause respiratory failure. Organ malfunction, internal burns, and loss of bowl and bladder control. And then, I arrest you. Option : You tell me where John Biggs drug lab is located. And then I arrest you. (..)
    2014 RoboCop