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lob

1

[ lob ]

verb (used with object)

, lobbed, lob·bing.
  1. Tennis. to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.
  2. to fire (a missile, as a shell) in a high trajectory so that it drops onto a target.
  3. Cricket. to bowl (the ball) with a slow underhand motion.
  4. to throw (something) slowly in an arc.


verb (used without object)

, lobbed, lob·bing.
  1. Tennis. to lob a ball.

noun

  1. Tennis. a ball hit in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.
  2. Cricket. a ball bowled with a slow underhand motion.
  3. British Dialect. a slow, heavy, dull-witted person.

lob

2

[ lob ]

noun

lob

1

/ lɒb /

noun

  1. short for lobworm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


lob

2

/ lɒb /

noun

  1. a ball struck in a high arc
  2. cricket a ball bowled in a slow high arc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to hit or kick (a ball) in a high arc
  2. informal.
    to throw, esp in a high arc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lob1

1325–75; in earlier sense, to behave like a lob ( Middle English lobbe, lob bumpkin, clumsy person, originally pollack; Old English: spider; basic sense, something pendulous); cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch lobbe dangling part, stockfish, etc.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lob1

C17 (in the sense: pendulous object): related to lob 1

Origin of lob2

C14: probably of Low German origin, originally in the sense: something dangling; compare Middle Low German lobbe hanging lower lip, Old English loppe spider
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Example Sentences

A constant lob threat, Mara could flourish in the pick and roll and has developed a variety of moves around the basket including jump hooks and drop steps.

That includes sophomore center Aday Mara, who tallied eight points on four dunks — three off lobs — and grabbed five rebounds in just seven minutes while continuing to round into form from a foot injury.

He had to see off two break points in the 12th game, showing his joy and relief by falling to his back on the court when Khachanov put a lob wide on championship point.

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Trump has previously lobbed the “enemy of the people” attack on political opponents.

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Trump can lob all the insults he wants, but he can't hide from even his super-fans that he's afraid to face Harris again.

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