lobbed; lobbing
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
1
a
: to move slowly and heavily
b
: to move in an arc
2
: to hit a tennis ball easily in a high arc
: a soft high-arching shot, throw, or kick
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Examples of lob in a Sentence
Verb
She lobbed a throw to the pitcher.
The soldier lobbed a grenade into the bunker.
He lobbed the ball over his opponent's head.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
May 20, 2024 Jackson-Davis, meanwhile, provided a new element to the Warriors as a lob threat and shot-blocker.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
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Noun
Doncic delivered the dagger a minute later as Mike Conley tried to throw up an alley-oop lob to Gobert, but it was picked off by Doncic.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
May 20, 2024 Jackson-Davis, meanwhile, provided a new element to the Warriors as a lob threat and shot-blocker.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lob. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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lob
1 of 2 verb
lobbed; lobbing
: to send (as a ball) in a high arc by hitting or throwing easily
lob
2 of 2 noun
: a lobbed throw or shot (as in tennis)
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