kegelen

Definitions of kegelen
  1. noun
    a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
    synonyms: bowling, jeu de boules
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    kegelspel
    a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
    jeu de boules
    a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
    type of:
    game, kamp, match, ontmoeting, potje, spel, spelletje, sportwedstrijd, treffen, wedkamp, wedstrijd, wildbraad
    a contest with rules to determine a winner
  2. verb
    propel through the air
    synonyms: bliksemen, bowlen, donderen, flikkeren, gooien, jenzen, keilen, kieperen, knikkeren, kogelen, kukelen, kwakken, lazeren, mieteren, mikken, pitchen, plompen, werpen, zwiepen
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    dichtklappen, dichtslaan, knallen, pleuren, smijten, sodemieteren, toesmijten
    throw violently
    inkwakken
    throw forcefully
    bekogelen, toegooien, toewerpen
    cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
    aanaarden
    throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
    overgooien
    propel in a high arc
    inkwakken
    throw carelessly
    keilen, scheren
    cause to skip over a surface
    aanspelen, overgooien, passen, plaatsen
    throw (a ball) to another player
    type of:
    aandrijven, bewegen, stuwen, voortbewegen
    cause to move forward with force
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