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- Dictionarylob/lɒb/
verb
- 1. throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc: "he lobbed the ball over their heads"
noun
- 1. (in sport) a ball lobbed over an opponent, or a stroke producing this result: "Federer played a lob and Nadal's high volley was in the net"
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LOB definition: 1. to throw something so that it goes high in the air in a curve: 2. (in some sports) to hit…. Learn more.
1. : to let hang heavily : droop. 2. : to throw, hit, or propel easily or in a high arc. 3. : to direct (something, such as a question or comment) so as to elicit a response. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to move slowly and heavily. b. : to move in an arc. 2. : to hit a tennis ball easily in a high arc.
to hit or throw something, esp. a ball, in a high curve: Smith lobbed a perfect pass over the basket to Watkins. (Definition of lob from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of lob. lob. The other guys throw low blows, or lob pitches at the batters' heads, and your team can do the same.
Lob definition: to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.. See examples of LOB used in a sentence.
When you lob something, you throw it up very high. If you lob a baseball from the outfield to the pitcher, you hurl it in an arc that ends right where the pitcher can catch it. If you propel an object in an arc, you lob it. For example, a soldier might lob a missile at the enemy.
n. 1. (General Sporting Terms) a ball struck in a high arc. 2. (Cricket) cricket a ball bowled in a slow high arc. vb, lobs, lobbing or lobbed. 3. to hit or kick (a ball) in a high arc. 4. informal to throw, esp in a high arc.
4 days ago · noun. 1. a ball struck in a high arc. 2. cricket. a ball bowled in a slow high arc. verb Word forms: lobs, lobbing, lobbed. 3. to hit or kick (a ball) in a high arc. 4. informal. to throw, esp in a high arc. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
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 German Middle Dutch lobbe, lubbe hanging lip, probably ultimately of imitative origin.
Definition of lob verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of lob noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
