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bowl sb out

phrasal verb with bowl
 
/bəʊl/
 
US  /boʊl/ verb [I or T]

Definition

in the game of cricket, to make someone have to leave the cricket field by hitting the wicket (= three vertical sticks) behind them with the ballCricketGeneral terms used in ball sports
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