Noun
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
game an amusement or pastime; "they played word games" ; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time" ; "his life was all fun and games"
frame one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
tenpin bowling ,
tenpins bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
ninepins ,
skittles a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
duckpins a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider
candlepin bowling ,
candlepins a bowling game using slender bowling pins
bowls ,
lawn bowling a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
bocce ,
bocci ,
boccie Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
bowling -
(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
throw the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
cricket a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
chinaman a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg
bosie ,
bosie ball ,
googly ,
wrong 'un a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
bowling -
the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
playing the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
bowl ,
roll a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
run-up the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
