What (who) is bowl - definition

ROUND, OPEN-TOP CONTAINER FREQUENTLY USED AS TABLEWARE

The Bowl; Bowl (vessel); Plastic Bowls; Washbowl; Communal bowl

Bowl

·vi To play with bowls.

II. Bowl ·noun The game of tenpins or bowling.

III. Bowl ·vt To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.

IV. Bowl ·vt To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

V. Bowl ·noun The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.

VI. Bowl ·noun The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.

VII. Bowl ·vi To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, ·etc.

VIII. Bowl ·vi To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along.

IX. Bowl ·vt To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.

X. Bowl ·noun A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, ·etc.

XI. Bowl ·noun Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.

XII. Bowl ·noun An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward.

XIII. Bowl ·noun A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled.

bowl

Goblet, beaker.

Hollow, depression, receptacle.

bowl

Brittish slang - to puke.
I drank twenty-three glasses of Scotch at the bar last night and ended up bowling in the men's room.

Wikipedia

Bowl

A bowl is a typically round dish or container generally used for preparing, serving, or consuming food. The interior of a bowl is characteristically shaped like a spherical cap, with the edges and the bottom forming a seamless curve. This makes bowls especially suited for holding liquids and loose food, as the contents of the bowl are naturally concentrated in its center by the force of gravity. The exterior of a bowl is most often round, but can be of any shape, including rectangular.

The size of bowls varies from small bowls used to hold a single serving of food to large bowls, such as punch bowls or salad bowls, that are often used to hold or store more than one portion of food. There is some overlap between bowls, cups, and plates. Very small bowls, such as the tea bowl, are often called cups, while plates with especially deep wells are often called bowls.

In many cultures, bowls are the most common kind of vessel used for serving and eating food. Historically, small bowls were also used for serving both tea and alcoholic drinks. In Western culture plates and cups are more commonly used.

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