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Definition of bowling noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bowling

noun
 
/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/
 
/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a game in which players roll heavy balls (called bowls) along a special track towards a group of pins (= objects that are like bottles in shape) and try to knock over as many of them as possible
    • Let's go bowling on Saturday.
    compare bowlsTopics Sports: other sportsb2, Games and toysb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • pro
    • professional
    • duckpin
    • …
    verb + bowling
    • go
    bowling + noun
    • ball
    • pin
    • alley
    • …
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  2. (in cricket) the action of the bowler in throwing the ball towards the batter
    • a brilliant display of fast bowling
    • McArthur opened the bowling on the first day of the match.
    • England were no match for the Indian bowling attack.
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1
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