noun
definition
(ball sports) A pass or stroke which arches high into the air.
example
The guard launched a desperate lob over the outstretched arms of the defender.
verb
definition
To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch.
example
The guard lobbed a pass just over the defender.
definition
To throw.
definition
To put, place
example
Lob it in the pot.
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To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.
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To let fall heavily or lazily.
Examples of lob in a Sentence
The battle of the lob bowlers was joined again.
Bonvalot, accompanied by Father Dedeken of the Belgian Catholic Mission aid Prince Henri d'Orleans, left Charkhlik, south-west of the Lob Nor, in November 1889, and taking a very nearly due southerly course, reached on the 13th of February 1890 the eastern end of the Tengri Nor.
The keeper was left hopelessly stranded as Chris Moore beat him with a deft 10-yard lob into the empty net.
The veteran spotted Acton off his line but his attempted lob was high, wide and not very handsome.
But the lead lasted just five minutes, as Paul Evans scored with a speculative long range lob over the back pedaling Dean Williams.
Heath-Preston set up a grandstand finish with a cheeky lob on 65 minutes.
Scotland was picked out with ease and his neat lob gave Cairns no chance.
The all action Bowyer managed to work an opening, but saw his 20 yard lob clear the bar by a fraction.
Great baits are lob worm, canned sweet corn and bread flake, please do not keep you baits inside our holiday home.
This superb ' Maxi Spin ' lob wedge is perfect for using around the greens.
The most commonly found worm in the garden is the lob worm.
If you use lob worms at night you will catch eels!
After a let, Matthew hit a high lob which died in the back wall nick to put himself into his first final.
The violent tone of some of his printed manifestoes about this time, especially of his Lob des Konigs u.