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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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
Some more dunks, with UConn’s ball-screen game and willingness to lob it up, will help raise those numbers.
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Noun
Larsson started strong, opening the scoring for the Heat on a pull-up above-the-break three before intercepting a lob pass on the defensive end on the next possession.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris lob insults about who’s the greater antisemite.
—Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
Verb
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—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
Some more dunks, with UConn’s ball-screen game and willingness to lob it up, will help raise those numbers.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lob. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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