Thursday, July 3, 2014

bold, bowled

Bold or bold means daring; not hesitating--
He gave a bold reply to the challenger.
He wore a plain suit, and a tie with a bold pattern.

Bowled or bowled ( rhymes with bold ) is the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) of "bowl", meaning to play a game using a ball to knock over pins--
He bowled a perfect game once; he still has the score card.
They bowled together every Friday after work for years.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"That bold checked shirt is a souvenir from when he bowled on the company team."

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