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lob

Syllabification: (lob)
Pronunciation: /läb/

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Definition of lob

verb (lobs, lobbing, lobbed)

[with object]
  • throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc:he lobbed the ball over their heads
  • (in tennis) hit the ball over (an opponent) in a high arc.

noun

  • (chiefly in tennis) a ball hit in a high arc over an opponent.

Origin:

late 16th century (in the senses 'cause or allow to hang heavily' and 'behave like a lout'): from the archaic noun lob 'lout', 'pendulous object', probably from Low German or Dutch (compare with modern Dutch lubbe 'hanging lip'). The current sense dates from the mid 19th century

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