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bowl out

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1. bowl out - Noun

2. bowl out - Verb

Meaning

(cricket, of a side) To take all the opponents' wickets (in whatever way) and thus end their innings.

(cricket, of a bowler or batsman) To dismiss or be dismissed bowled.

(transitive, figuratively) To overcome opposition from (a person); to remove out of one's way.

bowl-out (plural bowl-outs)

(cricket) A series of deliveries at an unguarded wicket at the end of a non-first-class cricket match, used to decide the winner of a drawn match.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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