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bowls out

bowls out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bowl out.

Meaning of bowl out

Verb

bowl out (third-person singular simple present bowls out, present participle bowling out, simple past and past participle bowled out)

  1. To take all the opponents' wickets (in whatever way) and thus end their innings.
    • They were bowled out for 181.
  2. To dismiss or be dismissed bowled.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) 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

Questions about bowls out

What is bowls out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bowls out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bowl out.

Words near bowls out in the dictionary

  1. bowlos
  2. bowls
  3. bowls a googly
  4. bowls full
  5. bowls of cherries
  6. bowls out
  7. bowls over
  8. bowls up
  9. bowls-full
  10. bowlsful
  11. bowlsfull

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