bowling

n. type of game played with balls and pins

v. play bowling (type of game played with balls and pins); roll a ball

Bowling is a sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a bowling ball along a flat surface in order to knock down objects called pins. There are many forms of bowling, with the earliest dating back to ancient India. Origins can also be traced to ancient Finland and Yemen, and much later in 300 A.D. in Germany. In the US the best known form of bowling is probably the North American game of ten-pin bowling. This form, in both amateur and professional versions, is played around the world, making it one of the largest participation activities.
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Noun
1. a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over
(hypernym) game
(hyponym) tenpins, tenpin bowling
(class) pocket
2. (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
(hypernym) throw
(hyponym) Chinaman
(classification) cricket
3. the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
(hypernym) playing
(part-meronym) roll
(class) bowl

Noun
1. a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food
(hypernym) vessel
(hyponym) fishbowl, fish bowl, goldfish bowl
2. a concave shape with an open top
(synonym) trough
(hypernym) concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
3. a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
(hypernym) dish
(hyponym) cereal bowl
4. the quantity contained in a bowl
(synonym) bowlful
(hypernym) containerful
5. a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
(synonym) stadium, arena, sports stadium
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum
(part-meronym) field house
6. a wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls
(hypernym) ball
7. a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
(synonym) pipe bowl
(hypernym) container
(part-holonym) pipe, tobacco pipe
Verb
1. roll (a ball)
(hypernym) wheel, roll
(classification) bowling
2. engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"
(hypernym) play
(hyponym) skittle

n. bowling, ninepins, type of game played with balls and pins

n. skittles, bowling