lob

lob  (lb)

v. lobbed, lob·bing, lobs

v.tr.

To hit, throw, or propel in a high arc: lob a beach ball; lob a tennis shot over an opponent's head.

v.intr.

1. To hit a ball in a high arc.

2. To move heavily or clumsily.

n.

1. A ball hit, thrown, or propelled in a high arc.

2. Slang A clumsy dull person; a lout.

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[From Middle English, pollack, lout, probably of Low German origin.]

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lobber n.

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lob¹ Sport

n

1. (General Sporting Terms) a ball struck in a high arc

2. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket a ball bowled in a slow high arc

vb lobs, lobbing, lobbed

1. to hit or kick (a ball) in a high arc

2. Informal to throw, esp in a high arc

[probably of Low German origin, originally in the sense: something dangling; compare Middle Low German lobbe hanging lower lip, Old English loppe spider]

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lob²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for lobworm

[C17 (in the sense: pendulous object): related to lob¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lob - an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
	2.	lob - the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
Verb	1.	lob - propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"

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lob

verb (Informal) throw, launch, toss, hurl, lift, pitch, shy (informal), fling, loft The protestors were chanting and lobbing firebombs.

Translations

lob [lɒb]

A. VT [+ ball] → volear por alto
to lob sth over to sb → tirar or echar algo a algn

B. N → lob m, globo m

C. VI → lanzar un globo

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lob [ˈlɒb] vt (= throw) [+ missile] → jeter
to lob sth at sb → jeter qch vers qn

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lob

n (Tennis) → Lob m; (Ftbl) → Heber m

vt ball → im Lob spielen, lobben; he lobbed the grenade over the wall → er warf die Granate im hohen Bogen über die Mauer; to lob something over to somebody → jdm etw zuwerfen; lob it over! → wirf es herüber!

vi (Tennis) → lobben

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lob [lɒb] vt (ball) → lanciare
to lob sth over to sb → lanciare qc a qn

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lob [lɒb] vt (ball) → lanciare
to lob sth over to sb → lanciare qc a qn

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lob

n lob [lob]

a slow, high throw, hit etc of a ball etc. hooggeslaan كُرة تِنِس أو كريكيت مَقْذوفَه بِبُطء висока/бавна топка lob lob der Lobball ψηλοκρεμαστή μπαλιά lob, globo küünalpall ضربه آرام و قوسی kohopallo lob הַקשָתָה ऊपर फेंका हुआ गेंद lob átemelés lambungan hátt kast/skot pallonetto ロブ 높고 느린 공 lėtas ir aukštas kamuoli(uk)o mušimas/metimas augstu padota bumba/serve pukul tinggi lob høy ball, lobb lob jogada lob свеча lob, lobovaná lopta lob udarac lobb การตีลูกโด่ง havaya doğru vurulan top 高球 високо підкинутий м'яч اونچی قوس بناتے ہوئے پھینکی جانے والی گیند quả lốp (quần vợt) 高球

v – past tense, past participle lobbed –

to throw or strike (a ball etc) so that it moves high and slowly He lobbed the ball over the net. gelug يُلْقي الكُره في الهَواء بِبُطْء изпращам висока топка lobovat lobbe hoch schlagen ρίχνω ψηλοκρεμαστά hacer un lob, hacer un globo küünalpalli lööma با قوس بلند پرتاب کردن lyödä korkealle faire un lob לִזרוֹק בְּקֶשֶת उछालकर फेंकना, धीरे से ऊपर फेंकना prebaciti loptu preko igrača átemel melambungkan kasta/slá bolta í háan sveig fare un pallonetto ロブする 공을 로브로 넘기다 lėtai ir aukštai mušti/mesti kamuolį/kamuoliuką augstu servēt bumbu membaling tinggi-tinggi lobben lobbe, slå en høy ball odbić wysokim łukiem, przelobować mandar a face un lob подавать свечу lobovať visoko vreči žogo udariti lobba ตีลูกโด่งและไกล havaya doğru vurmak 打高球，打緩慢的球 високо підкинутий м'яч آہستگی سے اونچی قوسی صورت میں اچھال کر پھینکنا lốp bóng 以高吊方式打出，打缓慢的球