lob

/lɒb/

noun

  1. 1

    (ball sports) A pass or stroke which arches high into the air.

    “The guard launched a desperate lob over the outstretched arms of the defender.”

verb

  1. 1

    To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch.

    “The guard lobbed a pass just over the defender.”
  2. 2

    To throw.

  3. 3

    To put, place

    “Lob it in the pot.”
  4. 4

    To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.

  5. 5

    To let fall heavily or lazily.

noun

  1. 1

    A lump.

  2. 2

    A country bumpkin; a yokel.

  3. 3

    A clumsy person.

  4. 4

    The person who comes last in a race.

  5. 5

    A lobworm.

noun

  1. 1

    A fish, the European pollock.

verb

  1. 1

    To cob (chip off unwanted pieces of stone).

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