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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Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2024
Doncic delivered the dagger a minute later as Mike Conley tried to throw up an alley-oop lob to Gobert, but it was picked off by Doncic.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Harris also lobbed antisemitic slurs at the adult child and stepchild of Victim No. 1 and his wife, court documents say.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
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Noun
The stretch featured scrappy defense and a stream of points from Sykes and Carter (who combined to score 10 straight), a lob dunk from Washington and a 3-pointer from Carter that made it 20-8 with 4:56 left in the half.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2024
Doncic delivered the dagger a minute later as Mike Conley tried to throw up an alley-oop lob to Gobert, but it was picked off by Doncic.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
Verb
Republicans lobbed questions about, among other things, masking policies — a liability for Dr. Fauci, who downplayed the effectiveness of masks for the general public in the pandemic’s early days before later changing his tune.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Harris also lobbed antisemitic slurs at the adult child and stepchild of Victim No. 1 and his wife, court documents say.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lob. Accessed 8 Jun. 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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