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bowling

noun

  1. class of sports in which a player rolls a bowling ball towards a target
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊlɪŋ/ / [ˈbɒʊɫɪŋ] / /ˈboʊlɪŋ/

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A village on the Clyde in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4473).
  3. A suburban area in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1731).
  4. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States.

noun

  1. A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling
  2. Candlepin bowling.
  3. Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.
  4. The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.
  5. A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.
  6. The action of the verb bowl.
  7. Road bowling.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of bowl