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it tries to knock all the pins down
a strike is all 10 pins knocked down in one try a spare is all 10 pins knocked down in two consecutive tries in the same frame.
The objective of Bowling is to knock down and many pins as possible.
You have to knock down ten pins in two tries to get a spare.
In Bowling the term used when knock down all the pins is "Strike".
One of the objects* at the far end of the bowling lane, which one tries to knock down by using a bowling ball. *Usually ten, arranged in a triangle; though versions with five or nine pins exist as well.
A strike is a thing they called by a umpier in history, a strike would be when someone stops work to get better pay, or shorter hours or to even force an employer to agree to meet some other demand.
The minimum number of pins you would need to knock down to get a 260 would be 97: nine strikes in a row, followed by a 6-1 in the tenth frame. Obviously, it's not the number of total pins that matter, but the number of strikes in a row; it's possible to knock down the same 97 pins and yet only score a 97 game.
Knock it down.
To knock down the pins.
A bowling ball is a ball that is used in the game of bowling, where you roll the ball down an aisle and try to knock down as many pins as you can.
To knock all the pins down.