bowl

verb  

ROLL BALL

1. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to roll a ball in the games of bowls and bowling  

IN CRICKET

2. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to throw a ball to the batsman (= the person who hits the ball)

3. transitive ~ sb (out) to make the batsman have to leave the field by throwing a ball that hits the wicket  

MOVE QUICKLY
4. intransitive + adv./prep. (BrE) to move quickly in a particular direction, especially in a vehicle
• Soon we were bowling along the country roads.
 
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 4 and n. sense 7 Old English bolle bolla Germanic Dutch bol ‘round object’ boll
n. senses 5 to 6 and v. late Middle English ‘ball’ Old French boule Latin bulla ‘bubble’
 
Synonyms:
throw
toss • hurl • fling • chuck • lob • bowl • pitch
These words all mean to send sth from your hand through the air.
throw • to send sth from your hand or hands through the air: ▪ Some kids were throwing stones at the window. ◊ ▪ She threw the ball and he caught it.
toss • to throw sth lightly or carelessly: ▪ She tossed her jacket onto the bed.
hurl • to throw sth violently in a particular direction: ▪ Rioters hurled a brick through the car's windscreen.
fling • to throw sb/sth somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry: ▪ She flung the letter down onto the table.
chuck • (especially BrE, informal) to throw sth carelessly: ▪ I chucked him the keys.
lob • (informal) to throw sth so that it goes high through the air: ▪ They were lobbing stones over the wall.
bowl • (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman
pitch • (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch sth at/to sb/sth
to throw/toss/fling/chuck sth aside/away
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick
to throw/toss/hurl/fling sth angrily
to throw/toss sth casually/carelessly  
Example Bank:
• He bowled him a gentle first ball.
• It was Peter's turn to bowl.

• Smith had bowled more than ten overs.