lob
(noun) the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
lob
(noun) an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
lob
(verb) propel in a high arc; “lob the tennis ball”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lob (third-person singular simple present lobs, present participle lobbing, simple past and past participle lobbed)
To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch.
(colloquial) To throw.
(colloquial) To put, place
(sports) To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.
(obsolete, transitive) To let fall heavily or lazily.
lob (plural lobs)
(ball sports) A pass or stroke which arches high into the air.
lob (plural lobs)
A lump.
(obsolete) A country bumpkin; a yokel.
A clumsy person.
The person who comes last in a race.
A lobworm.
lob (plural lobs)
A fish, the European pollock.
lob (third-person singular simple present lobs, present participle lobbing, simple past and past participle lobbed)
(mining) To cob (chip off unwanted pieces of stone).
• Bol., LBO, bol
LOB (plural LOBs)
(databases) Abbreviation of large object.
line of business
• Bol., LBO, bol
Source: Wiktionary
Lob, n. Etym: [W. llob an unwieldy lump, a dull fellow, a blockhead. Cf. Looby, Lubber.]
1. A dull, heavy person. " Country lobs." Gauden.
2. Something thick and heavy.
Lob, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lobbing.]
Definition: To let fall heavily or lazily. And their poor jades Lob down their heads. Shak. To lob a ball (Lawn Tennis), to strike a ball so as to send it up into the air.
Lob, v. t. (Mining)
Definition: See Cob, v. t.
Lob, n. Etym: [Dan. lubbe.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European pollock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 January 2025
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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