Complete Definition of "bowling"

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English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��lɪ�|-��lɪ�

Pronunciation
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Verb
bowling

  1. present participle of|bowl

Noun
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  1. (also ten-pin bowling) A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins.
  2. Several similar games played indoors or outdoors.
  3. cricket The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.
  4. slang A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.
  5. (gerund): The action of the verb to bowl.

Derived terms
bowling alley
bowling ball
bowling green
ten-pin bowling
Great River Bowl in Sartell, MN 1

Related terms
bowl
bowler

Translations
trans-top|a game played by rolling a ball down an alley
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trans-top|several similar games
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trans-top|(circket) propelling the ball towards the batsman
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trans-top|a walking style
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trans-top|action of the verb �to bowl�
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ttbc|French: bowling m (1)
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ttbc|Spanish: bolos m p
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See also
boules
bowls
crown green bowling
lawn bowls
ninepins
skittles

Swedish
Noun
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bowling c
##English|bowling; a game played by rolling a ball down an alley

Category:sv:Ball games

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