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bowled

/bɔʊld/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.
  2. To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).
  3. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.
  4. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
  5. (Dismissed) by the bowled ball hitting and breaking the batsman's wicket.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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