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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lob — [läb] n. [ME lobbe (in lobbe keling, large codfish), heavy, thick, akin to OE lobbe, spider, EFris, MLowG lobbe, hanging lump of flesh, OHG luppa, lumpy mass < IE base (s)leubh , to hang loosely > SLOVEN] 1. [Brit. Dial.] a big, slow,… … English World dictionary
lob — lob1 lobber, n. /lob/, v., lobbed, lobbing, n. v.t. 1. Tennis. to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent s court. 2. to fire (a missile, as a shell) in a high trajectory so that it drops onto a target. 3. Cricket. to bowl (the… … Universalium
lob — I. /lɒb / (say lob) noun 1. Tennis, Squash, etc. a ball struck high into the opponent s court. 2. Cricket a slow underhand ball. 3. Obsolete a large deposit of gold. –verb (lobbed, lobbing) –verb (t) 4 …
lob — [[t]lɒb[/t]] v. lobbed, lob•bing, n. 1) spo to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent s court in tennis 2) mil to fire (a missile, as a shell) in a high trajectory so that it drops onto a target 3) spo to bowl (the ball) with a… … From formal English to slang
lob — v. (D; tr.) to lob at (to lob a ball at smt.) * * * [lɒb] (D; tr.) to lob at (to lob a ball at smt.) … Combinatory dictionary
lob — [[t]lɒ̱b[/t]] lobs, lobbing, lobbed 1) VERB If you lob something, you throw it so that it goes quite high in the air. [V n prep/adv] Enemy forces lobbed a series of artillery shells onto the city... [V n] A group of protesters gathered outside,… … English dictionary
Lob (Begriffsklärung) — Lob bezeichnet eine soziale Anerkennung, siehe Lob einen lang und hoch gespielten Ball beim Tennis, Badminton oder Volleyball, siehe Tennis#Lob, Badminton oder Volleyball#Lob ein kurzer steiler Golfschlag, siehe Golfschlag#Lob ein Nebenfluss der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
lob — [lɔb US la:b] v past tense and past participle lobbed present participle lobbing [T always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from lob loosely hanging object (16 19 centuries), from Low German] 1.) informal to throw… … Dictionary of contemporary English
LOB — bezeichnet eine soziale Anerkennung, siehe Lob einen lang und hoch gespielten Ball beim Tennis, Badminton oder Volleyball ein kurzer steiler Golfschlag einen Familiennamen die Abkürzung für Lines of Business im öffentlichen Dienst die Abkürzung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
