lob

lob

Brit., Dial. a big, slow, clumsy person
a soft underhand toss
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 of lob

Middle English lobbe- (in lobbe-keling, large codfish), heavy, thick, akin to Old English lobbe, spider, EFris, Middle Low German lobbe, hanging lump of flesh, Old High German luppa, lumpy mass from Indo-European base an unverified form (s)leubh-, to hang loosely from source sloven

transitive verb

lobbed, lob′bing

to throw, toss, etc. in a high curve

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

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lob

verb

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

To hit a ball in a high arc.
To move heavily or clumsily.

noun

A ball hit, thrown, or propelled in a high arc.
Slang A clumsy dull person; a lout.

Origin of lob

Originally, to act like a lout, hang heavily, move clumsily from lob lout, something heavy and pendulous, lump from Middle English lob pollack, lout Middle Low GermanMiddle Dutch lobbe, lubbe hanging lip, probably ultimately of imitative origin

Related Forms:

lob′ber
noun

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Abbreviations

(computing, databases) Abbreviation of Oracle Large Object.

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lob - Computer Definition

(1) See BLOB.

(2) (Line Of Business) A specific commercial product or service.

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