Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, 3rd person singular presenttense lobs, present participle lobbing, past tense, past participle lobbed
1. verb
If you lob something, you throw it so that it goes quite high in the air.
Enemy forces lobbed a series of artillery shells onto the city. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
A group of protesters gathered outside, chanting and lobbing firebombs. [VERB noun]
2. verb
In sport, if you lob the ball, you hit or kick it high into the air so that it lands behind your opponent.
Brown lobbed the ball over the Australian goalkeeper. [VERB noun preposition]
[Also V n, V]
Lob is also a noun.
...long, high lobs that fell precisely on the baseline.
More Synonyms of lob
lob in British English1
(lɒb) sport
noun
1.
a ball struck in a high arc
2. cricket
a ball bowled in a slow high arc
verbWord forms: lobs, lobbing or lobbed
3.
to hit or kick (a ball) in a high arc
4. informal
to throw, esp in a high arc
Word origin
C14: probably of Low German origin, originally in the sense: something dangling; compareMiddle Low German lobbe hanging lower lip, Old English loppe spider
lob in British English2
(lɒb)
noun
short for lobworm
Word origin
C17 (in the sense: pendulous object): related to lob1
lob in American English
(lɑb)
noun
1. British, Dialectal
a big, slow, clumsy person
2. Cricket
a slow underhand throw
3. Tennis
a stroke in which the ball is sent high into the air, usually so as to drop into the back of the opponent's court
verb transitiveWord forms: lobbed or ˈlobbing
4.
to throw, toss, etc. in a high curve
verb intransitive
5.
to move heavily and clumsily
often with along
6.
to lob a ball
Derived forms
lobber (ˈlobber)
noun
Word origin
ME lobbe- (in lobbe-keling, large codfish), heavy, thick, akin to OE lobbe, spider, EFris, MLowG lobbe, hanging lump of flesh, OHG luppa, lumpy mass < IE base (s)leubh-, to hang loosely > sloven
Examples of 'lob' in a sentence
lob
He conjured a wonderful lob that hit the green but scuttled through to the fringe beyond, some 20 feet from the hole.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
A lob under pressure hit the baseline and her partner stopped still in his tracks to applaud.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In each programme he will be joined by a different line-up of guests to help him to lob bricks at the screen.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I wasn't brought up to spin a lob wedge back towards the hole.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
These days that can would be thrown at the resident or, worse still, a brick lobbed through their window.
The Sun (2008)
You basically have no chance because usually you are approaching the net after hitting a deep lob, thinking that you are in complete control of the point.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Word lists with
lob
tennis
In other languages
lob
British English: lob VERB
If you lob something, you throw it so that it goes quite high in the air.
I lobbed the ball back over the net.
American English: lob
Brazilian Portuguese: atirar
Chinese: 往上丢
European Spanish: tirar por lo alto
French: lober
German: lobben
Italian: lanciare
Japanese: 高く投げる
Korean: 공중으로 높이 던지다
European Portuguese: atirar
Latin American Spanish: tirar por lo alto
(verb)
Definition
to throw
The protestors were chanting and lobbing firebombs.
Synonyms
throw
He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall.
launch
He launched himself into the air.
toss
He screwed the paper up and tossed it into the fire.
hurl
Groups of rioters hurled stones at police.
lift
pitch
Simon pitched the ball across the field.
shy (informal)
fling
I flung the book on the table and stormed out.
loft
Additional synonyms
in the sense of fling
Definition
to throw with force
I flung the book on the table and stormed out.
Synonyms
throw,
toss,
hurl,
chuck (informal),
launch,
cast,
pitch,
send,
shy,
jerk,
propel,
sling (informal),
precipitate,
lob (informal),
catapult,
heave,
let fly
in the sense of hurl
Definition
to throw (something) with great force
Groups of rioters hurled stones at police.
Synonyms
throw,
fling,
chuck (informal),
send,
fire,
project,
launch,
cast,
pitch,
shy,
toss,
propel,
sling (informal),
heave,
let fly (with)
in the sense of launch
He launched himself into the air.
Synonyms
throw,
fling,
hurtle
Nearby words of
lob
loathe
loathing
loathsome
lob
lobby
lobbyist
lobola
Synonyms of 'lob'
lob
Explore 'lob' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of pitch
Definition
to hurl or throw
Simon pitched the ball across the field.
Synonyms
throw,
launch,
cast,
toss,
hurl,
fling,
chuck (informal),
sling,
lob (informal),
bung (British, slang),
heave
in the sense of shy
Definition
to throw (something)
Synonyms
throw,
send,
cast,
pitch,
toss,
hurl,
fling,
chuck (informal),
propel,
sling (informal),
lob (informal)
in the sense of toss
Definition
to throw (something) lightly
He screwed the paper up and tossed it into the fire.