verb (-bb-) [VN]
1 [+adv./prep.] (informal) to throw sth so that it goes quite high through the air:
Stones were lobbed over the wall.
2 (sport) to hit or kick a ball in a high curve through the air, especially so that it lands behind the person you are playing against:
He lobbed the ball over the defender's head.
lob noun:
to play a lob
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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