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- DictionaryLob/läb/
verb
- 1. throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc: "he lobbed the ball over their heads"
noun
- 1. (chiefly in tennis) a ball hit in a high arc over an opponent: "Federer played a lob and Nadal's high volley was in the net"
us / lɑːb / uk / lɒb / -bb-. Add to word list. Add to word list. to throw something so that it goes high in the air in a curve: Police started lobbing (= throwing) tear gas canisters into the crowd. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to throw something.
Today the noun lob means a throw (or hit) that follows an arc, but in the 14th century a lob was a "lazy lout," and in the 16th century it was "a lumpish thing." Definitions of lob. verb. propel in a high arc. “ lob the tennis ball”. see more. noun. the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc.
1. to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court in tennis. 2. to fire (a missile, as a shell) in a high trajectory so that it drops onto a target. 3. to bowl (the ball) with a slow underhand motion in cricket. 4. to throw (something) slowly in an arc. v.i. 5. to lob a ball. n. 6. a lobbed ball.
Definition of lob verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
lob. an act of hitting or kicking a ball in a high curve through the air, so that it lands behind the person you are playing against. Definition of lob noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. [ lob ] See synonyms for lob on Thesaurus.com. verb (used with object), lobbed, lob·bing. 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.
lob 1 (lob), USA pronunciation v., lobbed, lob•bing, n. v.t. Sport [Tennis.] to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court. Military to fire (a missile, as a shell) in a high trajectory so that it drops onto a target. Sport [Cricket.] to bowl (the ball) with a slow underhand motion. Sport to throw (something) slowly in an ...
