To bowl(a player) out, in cricket, to put out a striker by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.

Bowl
(Bowl), v. i.

1. To play with bowls.

2. To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.

3. To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along.

Bowl
(Bowl) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bowling.]

1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.

Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,
And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven.
Shak.

2. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we were bowled rapidly along the road.

3. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,
And bowled to death with turnips
Shak.


  By PanEris using Melati.

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