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2 : to travel (as in a vehicle) rapidly and smoothly

3 : to strike or knock down with a moving object

Synonyms

[2] breeze, coast, drift, flow, glide, roll, sail, skim, slide, slip, stream, sweep, whisk—more at FLOW

usually bowl down [3] down, drop, fell, floor, knock, level

bowl over verb : to overwhelm with surprise; also : to make a vivid impression on

Synonyms

amaze, astonish, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise—more at SURPRISE

bow·legged adjective : having legs that bow outward at or below the knee

— bow·leg noun

1bowler noun : a person who bowls

2bowler noun : DERBY 3

bow·line noun : a knot used to form a loop that neither slips nor jams

bowl·ing noun : any of various games in which balls are rolled on a green or alley at an object or a group of objects; especially : TENPINS

bow·man noun : ARCHER

bow·sprit noun : a spar projecting forward from the prow of a ship

bow·string noun : the cord connecting the two ends of a shooting bow

1box noun, plural box or box·es : an evergreen shrub or small tree used esp. for hedges

2box noun 1 : a rigid typically rectangular receptacle often with a cover; also : the quantity held by a box

2 : a small compartment (as for a group of theater patrons); also : a boxlike receptacle or division

3 : any of six spaces on a baseball diamond where the batter, pitcher, coaches, and catcher stand

4 : PREDICAMENT

Synonyms

caddy, case, casket, chest, locker, trunk—more at CHEST

3box verb : to enclose in or as if in a box

4box noun : a punch or slap esp. on the ear

Synonyms

belt, blow, buffet, hit, punch, slug—more at BLOW

5box verb 1 : to strike with the hand

2 : to engage in boxing with

box·car noun : a roofed freight car usu. with sliding doors in the sides

box cutter noun : a small cutting tool with a retractable razor blade

1boxer noun 1 : a person who engages in boxing

2 : BOXER SHORTS

Synonyms

fighter, prizefighter, pugilist; also featherweight, heavyweight, light heavyweight, lightweight, middleweight, welterweight

2boxer noun : any of a German breed of compact medium-sized dogs with a short usu. fawn or brindled coat

boxer shorts noun plural : men's loose-fitting shorts worn as underwear

box·ing noun : the sport of fighting with the fists

box office noun : an office (as in a theater) where admission tickets are sold

box turtle noun : any of several No. American land turtles able to withdraw completely into their shell

box·wood noun : the tough hard wood of the box; also : a box tree or shrub

boy noun 1 : a male child : YOUTH

2 : SON

— boy·hood noun

— boy·ish adjective

— boy·ish·ly adverb

— boy·ish·ness noun

Synonyms

lad, nipper, shaver, stripling, youth; also adolescent, juvenile, kid, minor, moppet, teenager, youngster

boy·cott verb [ORIGIN: Charles C. Boycott †1897 Eng. land agent in Ireland who was ostracized for refusing to reduce rents]

: to refrain from having any dealings with

— boycott noun

boy·friend noun 1 : a male friend

2 : a frequent or regular male companion of a girl or woman

Synonyms

beau, fellow, man, swain; also admirer, crush, steady

Boy Scout noun : a member of any of various national scouting programs (as the Boy Scouts of America)

boy·sen·ber·ry noun : a large bramble fruit with a raspberry flavor; also : the hybrid plant bearing it developed by crossing blackberries and raspberries

bo·zo noun, plural bozos : a foolish or incompetent person

bp abbreviation 1 bishop

2 birthplace

BP abbreviation 1 batting practice

2 blood pressure

3 boiling point

bpl abbreviation birthplace

BPOE abbreviation Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

br abbreviation 1 branch

2 brass

3 brown

1Br abbreviation Britain; British

2Br symbol bromine

BR abbreviation bedroom

bra noun : BRASSIERE

1brace verb braced; brac·ing 1 archaic : to