In a racket sport such as tennis or badminton, volleyball, or another game played over a net or against a wall: the action or process of hitting…

The action of lob, v., in various senses.

play undertaken from a position close to the net; = net game n.

(a) a style of play taking place close to the net and in which the ball is generally volleyed; (b) a player's capacity to play in this manner.

Chiefly as two words. A deliberately gentle or slow-paced shot in tennis and some other racket games; the use of shots of this kind as a tactic…

the position of partners in a doubles match in which server and netman occupy the same half of the court at service.

The action or practice of hitting high lobs; play that is predominantly characterized by such shots.