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Definitions for: Lob
[n] the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
[n] an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
[v] propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball"
Webster (1913) Definition: Lob, n. [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.]
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)
See Cob, v. t.
Lob, n. [Dan. lubbe.] (Zo["o]l.)
The European pollock.
Lob, n.
The act of lobbing; specif., an (often gentle) stroke which
sends a ball up into the air, as in tennis to avoid a player
at the net.
See Also: actuation, propulsion, return, throw
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