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lob

noun

  1. Brit., Dialectal a big, slow, clumsy person
  2. Cricket a slow underhand throw
  3. Tennis a stroke in which the ball is sent high into the air, usually so as to drop into the back of the opponent's court

transitive verb lobbed, lobbing

to throw, toss, etc. in a high curve

intransitive verb

  1. to move heavily and clumsily: often with along
  2. to lob a ball

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See lob in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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