Lob definition
To hit, throw, or propel in a high arc.
Lob a beach ball; lob a tennis shot over an opponent's head.
verb
A soft underhand toss.
noun
To move heavily or clumsily.
verb
(brit., dial.) A big, slow, clumsy person.
noun
To throw, toss, etc. in a high curve.
verb
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To move heavily and clumsily.
verb
To lob a ball.
verb
A ball hit, thrown, or propelled in a high arc.
noun
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(slang) A clumsy dull person; a lout.
noun
(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.
noun
To hit a ball in a high arc.
verb
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
lob
Plural:
lobsOrigin 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 German Middle Dutch lobbe, lubbe hanging lip, probably ultimately of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition