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Noun bowling has 3 senses

bowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over
--₁ is a kind of game
--₁ has particulars:
tenpins, tenpin bowling; ninepins, skittles; duckpins; candlepins, candlepin bowling; lawn bowling
bowling - (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
--₂ is a kind of throw
--₂ has particulars:
Chinaman; googly, wrong 'un, bosie, bosie ball; no ball
bowling - the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
--₃ is a kind of playing
--₃ has part: roll; run-up

Verb bowl has 2 senses

bowl - roll (a ball)
--₁ is one way to wheel, roll

Derived forms: noun bowl₆, noun bowler₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
bowl - engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"
--₂ is one way to play

Derived forms: noun bowl₆, noun bowler₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s