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bowling vs Chinaman

Chinaman vs bowling

bowling and Chinaman both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bowling Yes No No No
Chinaman Yes No No No
As nouns, Chinaman is a hyponym of bowling; that is, Chinaman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bowling:
  • bowling: (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
  • Chinaman: a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg
Other hyponyms of bowling include bosie, bosie ball, googly, wrong 'un, no ball.
bowling (noun) Chinaman (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 a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg
the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
Difference between bowling and Chinaman

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