"bowl out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-bowl out.ogg [Australia] Forms: bowls out [present, singular, third-person], bowling out [participle, present], bowled out [participle, past], bowled out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bowl out (third-person singular simple present bowls out, present participle bowling out, simple past and past participle bowled out)
  1. (cricket, of a side) To take all the opponents' wickets (in whatever way) and thus end their innings. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-bowl_out-en-verb-rkmz6ehu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 29 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (cricket, of a bowler or batsman) To dismiss or be dismissed bowled. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-bowl_out-en-verb-n9wDHwgS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 29 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (transitive, figurative) To overcome opposition from (a person); to remove out of one's way. Tags: figuratively, transitive Related terms: bowled out
    Sense id: en-bowl_out-en-verb-7RHcxuUQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 27 29 44

Inflected forms

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