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Lob

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Noun

1. lob

an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc

2. lob

the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc

Verb

3. lob

propel in a high arc

Example Sentences:
'lob the tennis ball'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lob

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noun
1. 
a ball struck in a high arc
2. cricket
a ball bowled in a slow high arc
verbWord forms: lobs, lobbing or lobbed
3. 
to hit or kick (a ball) in a high arc
4. informal
to throw, esp in a high arc
noun
short for lobworm

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Lob

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noun
1.  British, 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
verb transitiveWord forms: lobbed or ˈlobbing
4. 
to throw, toss, etc. in a high curve
verb intransitive
5. 
to move heavily and clumsily
often with along
6. 
to lob a ball

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lob

see synonyms of lob
v. lobbed, lob·bing, lobs
v.tr.
To hit, throw, or propel in a high arc: lob a beach ball; lob a tennis shot over an opponent's head.
v.intr.
1. To hit a ball in a high arc.
2. To move heavily or clumsily.
n.
1. A ball hit, thrown, or propelled in a high arc.
2. Slang A clumsy dull person; a lout.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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