LOBBING

LOB

lob

(verb) propel in a high arc; “lob the tennis ball”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

lobbing

present participle of lob

Source: Wiktionary


LOB

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



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