skittle Definition
- 1a wooden or plastic pin used in a game of skittles
- 2a game played with a ball and pins, resembling bowling
Using skittle: Examples
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "skittle" can be used in various situations through the following examples!
Example
She knocked down all the skittles with one throw.
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The pub had a skittle alley at the back.
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We played a game of skittles in the park.
skittle Synonyms and Antonyms
Phrases with skittle
Example
The pub's skittle alley was always busy on weekends.
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The skittle ball was too heavy for the child to lift.
play skittles
to play the game of skittles
Example
We used to play skittles every weekend when I was a child.
Origins of skittle
from Old Norse 'skutill', meaning 'prop, support'
Summary: skittle in Brief
A 'skittle' [ˈskɪtl] is a wooden or plastic pin used in a game of skittles, which is a game played with a ball and pins, resembling bowling. It is often played in a skittle alley, and the ball used is called a skittle ball. An example sentence is 'She knocked down all the skittles with one throw.'
