bowling
/ˈboʊlɪŋ/
noun
- A game in which players roll a heavy ball down a lane to knock over pins.
- We went bowling with friends on Friday night.
- The bowling alley was crowded with league players.
- She scored a strike in her first game of bowling.
- The sport of rolling a ball toward a target, such as in lawn bowling or ten-pin bowling.
- He took up lawn bowling after retiring from tennis.
- The team practiced bowling every weekend at the local club.
- Bowling requires good hand-eye coordination and precision.
verb
- Present participle of bowl; to roll a ball in a game of bowling or in cricket.
- He is bowling the last frame of the game.
- The cricketer is bowling fast deliveries to the batsman.
- She enjoys bowling with her family on holidays.