"bowling" in the noun sense
1. bowling
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
2. bowling
cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
3. bowling
the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
"bowling" in the verb sense
1. bowl
roll (a ball)
2. bowl
hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end
3. bowl
engage in the sport of bowling
"My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"
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