Lobbing

3 definitions found

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]:

  lobbing
       See {lob}