n A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
n As much as is held by a bowl.
n (cooking) A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.
n A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.
n The round hollow part of anything.
n The part of a spoon that holds content, as opposed to the handle.
n Part of a pipe, bong, or other smoking implement that holds the material to be burned.
n (typography) A rounded portion of a glyph that encloses empty space, as in the letters d and o.
n (geography) A round crater (or similar) in the ground.
n (sports, theater) An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.
n (American football) A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl)
n (bowls) The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.
n (sports) The action of bowling a ball.
v (transitive) To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.
v (intransitive) To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).
v (intransitive) To play bowling or a similar game.
v To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.
v To pelt or strike with anything rolled.