Synonyms for bowl
- verb
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Roll — to roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports
roll, toss, throw, chuck, dash, pitch, cast, sling, lob, heave, hurl, fling, shy, launch, chunk slang US, peg slang, jerk dated, hurtle formal dated
Noun
1. Hollow — the round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. A round crater (or similar) in the ground; a…
Other
dish, bowling ball, pudding bowl, trough, shit bowl vulgar slang
Definitions
- v. 1
To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.
- n. 1
The round hollow part of anything; anything shaped like a bowl. A round crater (or similar) in the ground; a region shaped like a bowl.
- n. 2
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. As much as is held by a bowl.
You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.
Related words
Example sentences
- toss The coin toss decides who will kick off the match.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bowl | rising | |
| toss | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- shy1, peg1, lob1
- 4 letters
- roll1, cast1, dish1, dash1, jerk1, toss1, hurl1
- 5 letters
- throw1, pitch1, arena3, chuck1, chunk1, sling1, fling1, heave1
- 6 letters
- launch1, hollow2, crater2, trough1, hurtle2
- 7 letters
- stadium3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arena3 = 3 syllables).