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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Lob \Lob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lobbed} (l[o^]bd); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Lobbing}.]
2. To let fall heavily or lazily.
[1913 Webster]
And their poor jades
Lob down their heads. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. to propel (relatively slowly) in a high arcing trajectory;
as, to lob a grenade at the enemy.
[PJC]
{To lob a ball} (Lawn Tennis), to strike a ball so as to send
it up into the air.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lob
n 1: an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
2: the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in
a high arc
v : propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball"
[also: {lobbing}, {lobbed}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lobbed
See {lob}
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