bowl

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.; As much as is held by a bowl.

• You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.; A dish comprising a mix of different foods served in a bowl, usually named after the base ingredient at the bottom or after a different dish that it simulates.

• This restaurant offers a number of different bowls.
• açai bowl, rice bowl, sushi bowl

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.; The non-mesh outer-container part of a salad spinner.

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.; The round container surface of a mortar (hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle).

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.; A water bowl, such as for a pet.

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.; One of the seven bowls of water used as ceremonial offerings in Buddhist practice.

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.; One of the seven bowls representing plagues described in Revelations in Christian theology.

The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl.

• Dig out a bowl in the ground.

The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl.; The part of a spoon that holds content, as opposed to the handle.

The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl.; The part of a cup that holds a liquid, as opposed to the handle.

The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.

The action of bowling a ball.

To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.transitive

• Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel, / And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven.

To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).intransitive

To play bowling or a similar game.intransitive

To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.

• We were bowled rapidly along the road.

To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

• Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth, / And bowled to death with turnips.