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
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
