English noun: lob | |||
1. | lob (act) an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc | ||
Broader (hypernym) | return | ||
2. | lob (act) the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc | ||
Broader (hypernym) | actuation, propulsion | ||
English verb: lob | |||
1. | lob (contact) propel in a high arc | ||
Samples | Lob the tennis ball. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||