bowl out
bowl out verb: to take all the opponents' wickets (in whatever way) and thus end their innings.
Verb
bowl out (third-person singular simple present bowls out, present participle bowling out, simple past and past participle bowled out)
- To take all the opponents' wickets (in whatever way) and thus end their innings.
- They were bowled out for 181.
- To dismiss or be dismissed bowled.
- To overcome opposition from (a person); to remove out of one's way.
- At least once a year, I go to every grammar school in my constituency—with one exception where the headmaster has managed to keep me out, but I shall bowl him out this year.1968, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 395
Forms of bowl out
| third-person singular present | bowls out |
|---|---|
| present participle | bowling out |
| past participle | bowled out |
| past | bowled out |
Questions about bowl out
- What does bowl out mean?
- Bowl out means to take all the opponents' wickets (in whatever way) and thus end their innings.
- What part of speech is bowl out?
- Bowl out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bowl out?
- The past tense of bowl out is bowled out.
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