lob
1Tennis. 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.
Tennis. to lob a ball.
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.
Origin of lob
1Other words from lob
- lobber, noun
Other definitions for lob (2 of 2)
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How to use lob in a sentence
Sub Capela in as a persistent lob threat, and they are dangerous in yet another form.
Playing a bit slower, because the game is so fast, kind of gives my teammates a chance to go for a back cut, or a lob.
Nikola Jokić Is A Tortoise, And He’s Beating All Of The Hares | Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 24, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightAdmittedly, the rationale for the Gulf War was stronger than the motivation for lobbing missiles at the Assad regime.
Will lobbing cruise missiles into Syria only make a bad situation worse?
How the Obama Administration Reversed Course on Syria Strikes | Eleanor Clift, Josh Rogin | August 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMost of the hearing was devoted to committee members lobbing back and forth attacks at each other.
Mr. Kagan resigned the deanship in April 1992, lobbing a parting bomb at the faculty that bucked his administration.
In my column for CNN, I detail why lobbing slurs and insults at Sandra Fluke only emboldens her cause.
A third had gone down under a sabre-cut, but had staggered up and was lobbing after his comrades at a painful canter.
The Adventures of Harry Revel | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchAgain Holt tried lobbing, and this time he got away with it, for Amy drove the ball out.
Left Tackle Thayer | Ralph Henry BarbourThose Cinghalese lobbing about in the sun in dolce far niente, not doing a hand's turn all day.
Ulysses | James JoyceWare won his first set against Foote by good lobbing and clever side-line strokes.
Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 | VariousNo British troops had yet arrived, and his nearest neighbours were the Boche lobbing bombs from the other side of the new crater.
The Fifth Leicestershire | J.D. Hills
British Dictionary definitions for lob (1 of 2)
/ (lɒb) sport /
a ball struck in a high arc
cricket a ball bowled in a slow high arc
to hit or kick (a ball) in a high arc
informal to throw, esp in a high arc
Origin of lob
1British Dictionary definitions for lob (2 of 2)
/ (lɒb) /
short for lobworm
Origin of lob
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