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lob
1[lob]
verb (used with object)
Tennis.to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.
to fire (a missile, as a shell) in a high trajectory so that it drops onto a target.
Cricket.to bowl (the ball) with a slow underhand motion.
to throw (something) slowly in an arc.
verb (used without object)
Tennis.to lob a ball.
noun
Tennis.a ball hit in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.
Cricket.a ball bowled with a slow underhand motion.
British Dialect.a slow, heavy, dull-witted person.
lob
2[lob]
noun
lob
1/ ɒ /
noun
a ball struck in a high arc
cricket a ball bowled in a slow high arc
verb
to hit or kick (a ball) in a high arc
informalto throw, esp in a high arc
lob
2/ ɒ /
noun
short for lobworm
Other 51Թ Forms
- lobber noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lob1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lob1
Origin of lob2
Example Sentences
Though Israel’s defense system and a network of pro-U.S. allies have shot down most of the 270 missiles lobbed by Iran, some have hit their mark.
A crowd milling above the 101 Freeway lobs rocks and chunks of concrete down on California Highway Patrol officers detaining protesters, prompting a volley of flash-bang grenades.
Masked men lobbing chunks of concrete at California Highway Patrol officers keeping protesters off the 101 Freeway.
Some in the crowd milling above the 101 lobbed rocks and chunks of concrete down toward CHP who had detained people who protested on the freeway.
Times reporters witnessed federal agents lobbing multiple rounds of flash-bangs and pepper balls at protesters.
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