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
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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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Kardashian paired the shimmering look from the Italian fashion house with platform pumps and a cropped black lob with a side-part, a clear departure from her usual waist-length tresses.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
In one video, a mostly unseen man runs up from behind the person filming and lobs a smoking object into a crowd about a block away.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Noun
In the West, Cal Baptist earned its first bid when Utah Valley missed a potential game-tying, last-second alley-oop lob in the WAC title game, a stroke of luck that could be an omen.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Kardashian paired the shimmering look from the Italian fashion house with platform pumps and a cropped black lob with a side-part, a clear departure from her usual waist-length tresses.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
At that time, a warship required about 30 days to sail across the Atlantic Ocean and be in position to lob a few cannonballs at Boston or Philadelphia, possibly killing a few colonists.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
In one video, a mostly unseen man runs up from behind the person filming and lobs a smoking object into a crowd about a block away.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lob. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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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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