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bowl

When used as a noun for food, "bowl" usually refers to the container itself. If you say "a bowl of soup," you are talking about the contents inside that specific container. In sports, be careful with the verb form. In cricket, "bowling" is the act of delivering the ball to the batter, which is very different from how the word is used in ten-pin bowling.

💬Casual Conversation

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Victoria is in a board meeting while David is at his desk.

Victoria

Cut the fluff, David. Did you actually finish that bowl of data or just slide a few charts?

David

Just polishing it up to make sure we're aligned on the synergy.

💡

Victoria uses 'bowl of data' as a metaphor for a comprehensive, deep collection of information (referencing the noun definition of a deep container), while David responds with corporate buzzwords like 'aligned' and 'synergy' to mask his lack of progress.

Meanings

noun

A round, deep dish used for food or liquid.

"She poured the hot soup into a ceramic bowl."

noun

A game in which a ball is rolled along a lane to knock down pins.

"They spent the evening at the local bowling alley playing a game of bowl."

verb (transitive)

To roll a ball toward a target, as in bowling or cricket.

"The player managed to bowl the ball directly at the wickets."

verb (intransitive)

To play the game of bowls.

"He likes to bowl with his grandfather every Sunday afternoon."

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