boliche — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bowling noun A game in which a ball is rolled down a lane to knock over a set of standing pins.
- jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- joint adj Shared or done by two or more people together.
- nightclub noun A venue open late at night offering music, dancing, and drinks.
Senses
boliche is used for these senses in English:
- bowling A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling
- bowling alley A building or room which contains lanes for bowling.
- cup-and-ball A traditional children's toy consisting of a hand-held wooden cup with a ball attached by a string. The player jerks the ball into the air and attempts to catch it in the cup.
- jack (bowls) A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball. [from 17th c.]
- jack-ball A ball used in boules.
- joint (chiefly, US, _, slang, may be somewhat, _, pejorative) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).
- nightclub A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.
bowling — full definition
- noun A game in which a ball is rolled down a lane to knock over a set of standing pins.
- noun In cricket, the action of delivering the ball to the batsman.
jack — full definition
- noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
- noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
- noun Informal: money.
- verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.