lob

(läb)

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

Origin: ME lobbe- (in lobbe-keling, large codfish), heavy, thick, akin to OE lobbe, spider, EFris, MLowG lobbe, hanging lump of flesh, OHG luppa, lumpy mass < IE base (s)leubh-, to hang loosely > sloven

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

verb lobbed lobbed, lob·bing, lobs
verb, transitive
To hit, throw, or propel in a high arc: lob a beach ball; lob a tennis shot over an opponent's head.
verb, intransitive
  1. To hit a ball in a high arc.
  2. To move heavily or clumsily.
noun
  1. A ball hit, thrown, or propelled in a high arc.
  2. Slang A clumsy dull person; a lout.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English, pollack, lout

Origin: , probably of Low German origin

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Related Forms:

  • lobˈber noun

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