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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Hannah Coates, Glamour, 26 June 2024
Both have thrived with Irving and Doncic as lob threats while also being quality rim protectors on defense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 June 2024
Hundreds took to the streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi on Tuesday, with armed police lobbing tear gas canisters and firing water cannons at demonstrators who had assembled in Nairobi's Central Business district.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 20 June 2024
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Noun
Neil Mockford Blanchett has swapped her signature mid-length lob for a jaw-grazing number, which sits a couple of inches above her shoulders and looks insouciant and cool.
—Hannah Coates, Glamour, 26 June 2024
Both have thrived with Irving and Doncic as lob threats while also being quality rim protectors on defense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
Verb
Throughout the battle, the two rappers went at each other’s physical appearances, lobbed accusations of pedophilia and made claims of hidden children.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 June 2024
Hundreds took to the streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi on Tuesday, with armed police lobbing tear gas canisters and firing water cannons at demonstrators who had assembled in Nairobi's Central Business district.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 20 June 2024
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lob. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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