Definitions for loblɒb
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
loblɒb(v.; n.)lobbed, lob•bing
(v.t.)to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court in tennis.
Category: Sport
to fire (a missile, as a shell) in a high trajectory so that it drops onto a target.
Category: Military
to bowl (the ball) with a slow underhand motion in cricket.
Category: Sport
to throw (something) slowly in an arc.
(v.i.)to lob a ball.
Category: Sport
(n.)a lobbed ball.
Category: Sport
Origin of lob:
1325–75; ME lobbe, lob bumpkin, clumsy person
Princeton's WordNet
lob(noun)
an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
lob(verb)
the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
lob(verb)
propel in a high arc
"lob the tennis ball"
Wiktionary
lob(Noun)
(ball sports) A pass or stroke which arches high into the air.
The guard launched a desperate lob over the outstretched arms of the defender.
lob(Verb)
To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch.
lob(Verb)
To throw.
lob
To put, place
Lob it in the pot.
lob
To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.
lob(Noun)
a lump
lob(Noun)
a country bumpkin, clown
Webster Dictionary
Lob(noun)
a dull, heavy person
Lob(noun)
something thick and heavy
Lob(verb)
to let fall heavily or lazily
Lob(verb)
see Cob, v. t
Lob(noun)
the European pollock
Translations for lob
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
lob(noun)
a slow, high throw, hit etc of a ball etc.
- hooggeslaanAfrikaans

- كُرة تِنِس أو كريكيت مَقْذوفَه بِبُطءArabic

- висока/бавна топкаBulgarian

- jogadaPortuguese (BR)

- lobCzech

- der LobballGerman

- lobDanish

- ψηλοκρεμαστή μπαλιάGreek

- lob, globoSpanish

- küünalpallEstonian

- ضربه آرام و قوسیFarsi

- kohopalloFinnish

- lobFrench

- הַקשָתָהHebrew

- ऊपर फेंका हुआ गेंदHindi

- lobCroatian

- átemelésHungarian

- lambunganIndonesian

- hátt kast/skotIcelandic

- pallonettoItalian

- ロブJapanese

- 높고 느린 공Korean

- lėtas ir aukštas kamuoli(uk)o mušimas/metimasLithuanian

- augstu padota bumba/serveLatvian

- pukul tinggiMalay

- lobDutch

- høy ball, lobbNorwegian

- lobPolish

- ضربه آرام و قوسیPersian

- د توپ ګوزارPashto

- jogadaPortuguese

- lobRomanian

- свечаRussian

- lob, lobovaná loptaSlovak

- lobSlovenian

- udaracSerbian

- lobbSwedish

- การตีลูกโด่งThai

- havaya doğru vurulan topTurkish

- 高吊球Chinese (Trad.)

- високо підкинутий м'ячUkrainian

- اونچی قوس بناتے ہوئے پھینکی جانے والی گیندUrdu

- quả lốp (quần vợt)Vietnamese

- 高球Chinese (Simp.)

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