bowl1
  
  n.
  - a round, deep dish or basin. ▸a rounded, concave part of an object. ▸Geography  a natural basin. 
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[in names]
 chiefly N. Amer. a stadium for sporting or musical events. ▸an American football game played after the season between leading teams. 
Derivative
  
    
      - bowlful n. (pl. bowlfuls) .
 
  Etymology
  OE bolle, bolla, of Gmc origin; rel. to boll.
 
  
    
bowl2
  
  n.
  - a wooden or hard rubber ball used in the game of bowls. ▸a large ball used in tenpin bowling or skittles. 
- a spell of bowling in cricket.
v.
    - roll (a round object) along the ground.
- Cricket  (of a bowler) propel (the ball) towards the wicket for the batsman to attempt to hit. ▸dismiss (a batsman) by knocking down the wicket with a bowled ball. 
- move rapidly and smoothly.
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(bowl someone over)
 knock someone down. ▸informal completely overwhelm or astonish someone. 
Derivative
  
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. boule, from L. bulla ‘bubble’.