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to lob

to lob

22 3.5
To throw or hit something in a high arc
  • verb
  • /lɑb/
: lanzar en globo
  • The quarterback lobbed the football toward his teammate, who caught it with ease.

They can be smooth, but when they are, they tend to lob their bullets, not fire them.

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Examples

  • - Lob it!

    I Spy (2002)

  • He skillfully lobbed the ball over the defenders and into the net.

  • Take a lot of elevation to lob them that far.

    Soldier of Fortune (1955)

  • You lob it so it looks like a curveball... ...but you give it no power...

    Eephus (2025)

  • "Give me that," he said, and I lobbed it to him.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • -Acker lobs the ball high into left field.

    Angels in the Outfield (1994)

  • Come on, lob it!

    Meatballs (1979)

  • Then grabs an interactive CD on his tabletop and lobs it at Alfred like a frisbee.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • She beats one, nutmegs another, lobs it neatly over the big fullback.

    Early Man (2018)

  • During practice, she lobs the tennis ball high into the air to work on her serve.

Synonyms

to throw
vsto lob
∞ 1.0

To send something through the air by a quick movement of the arm

describes a high curved path rather than any general arm action
to shoot
vsto lob
299 1.3

To try to score by sending a ball toward the goal

uses a high arcing trajectory instead of a direct aimed propulsion
to sling
vsto lob
41 3.9

To throw something with force or without care

involves a high arcing motion rather than a forceful or casual release
to loft
vsto lob
5 4.8

To hit or throw something high into the air

sends things with a pronounced high curved trajectory rather than just elevation
to sky
vsto lob
  • Jargon
3 7.4

To hit something very high into the air in a sport

throws with a high arcing motion rather than merely sending upward
to sling the ball
vsto lob
  • Informal
3.4

To throw the ball quickly and casually

focuses on a high arcing trajectory rather than speed or casualness

Phrasal Verbs

to lob a question
  • Informal
6.5

To ask a casual question to start a conversation or break the ice

How High

to loft
5 4.8
to lob
22 3.5
to chip
  • Specialized
23 5.4
to roll
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

lob infinitive
lobbed past
lobbed past participle
lobbing present participle
lobs third person singular

Etymology

The verb lob likely comes from the same old word for a 'lump', giving the picture of tossing something heavy up in a curve. So to lob something is to throw or hit it in a high, curving path over someone or something.