About The Word Lob
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What's The Definition Of Lob?
[n] the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
[n] an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc [v] propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball" Synonyms | Synonyms for Lob: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lob: boost | bowl | buoy up | cast | cast up | catapult | chuck | chunk | dart | dash | elevate | erect | escalate | fire | fling | flip | fork | heave | heft | heighten | heist | hike | hoick | hoist | hold up | hurl | hurtle | jerk | jerk up | knock up | lance | launch | let fly | levitate | lift | lift up | loft | pass | peg | pelt | perk up | pitch | pitchfork | put | put the shot | raise | raise up | rear | rear up | rise | serve | set up | shy | sky | sling | snap | stick up | throw | throw up | tilt | toss | up | upbuoy | upcast | upheave | uphoist | uphold | uplift | upraise | uprear | upthrow See Also | actuation | propulsion | return | throw Lob In Webster's Dictionary \Lob\, n. [W. llob an unwieldy lump, a dull fellow, a
blockhead. Cf. {Looby}, {Lubber}.]
1. A dull, heavy person. `` Country lobs.'' --Gauden.
2. Something thick and heavy.
\Lob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lobbing}.] To let fall heavily or lazily. And their poor jades Lob down their heads. --Shak. {To lob a ball} (Lawn Tennis), to strike a ball so as to send it up into the air. \Lob\, v. t. (Mining) See {Cob}, v. t. \Lob\, n. [Dan. lubbe.] (Zo["o]l.) The European pollock. \Lob\, n. The act of lobbing; specif., an (often gentle) stroke which sends a ball up into the air, as in tennis to avoid a player at the net. |
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