"bowled" meaning in English

See bowled in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bəʊld/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɔʊld/ [Received-Pronunciation], /boʊld/ [US] Audio: en-us-bold.ogg , en-au-bowled.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊld Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bowled (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly in combination) Having a bowl or bowl-shaped element. Tags: in-compounds, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bowled-en-adj--awkzCBv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 0
  2. (cricket) (Dismissed) by the bowled ball hitting and breaking the batsman's wicket. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bowled-en-adj-9TWDOSpp Categories (other): Cricket, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 65 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 0 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bowled around the legs, caught and bowled, unbowled

Verb

IPA: /bəʊld/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɔʊld/ [Received-Pronunciation], /boʊld/ [US] Audio: en-us-bold.ogg , en-au-bowled.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊld Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bowled
  1. simple past and past participle of bowl Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: bowl
    Sense id: en-bowled-en-verb-1aIFujJf
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "(chiefly in combination) Having a bowl or bowl-shaped element."
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        "(Dismissed) by the bowled ball hitting and breaking the batsman's wicket."
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        "(chiefly in combination) Having a bowl or bowl-shaped element."
      ],
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        ],
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          "ball",
          "ball"
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          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "break",
          "break"
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          "batsman",
          "batsman"
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        "sports"
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