What is the difference between lob and ?
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To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch.
(colloquial) To throw.
(colloquial) To put, place
(sports) To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.
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(obsolete) To let fall heavily or lazily.
* Shakespeare
(ball sports ) A pass or stroke which arches high into the air.
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a lump
* {{quote-book, year=1875, author=M.L. Kenny, title=The fortunes of Maurice Cronin, page=126
, passage=And, moreover, I had no sooner set my eyes on the keys, than I remembered where there was a lob of money lying in Purcell's safe, that I -- }}
(obsolete) a country bumpkin, clown
* {{quote-book, 1594, , section=Act II Scene I
, passage=Farewell, thou lob of spirits; I'll be gone: Our queen and all her elves come here anon. }}
* {{quote-book, 1694,
, passage=THE country lob trudged home very much concerned and thoughtful, you may swear; insomuch that his good woman, seeing him thus look moping, weened that something had been stolen from him at market
The difference between lob and is:
lob
English
Etymology 1
Verb
- The guard lobbed a pass just over the defender.
- The tennis player lobbed the ball, which was a costly mistake.
- Lob it in the pot.
citation, page= , passage=Wigan took the lead when Hugo Rodallega lobbed David Stockdale from close range having earlier headed against the post. }}
- And their poor jades / Lob down their heads.
Noun
(en noun)- The guard launched a desperate lob over the outstretched arms of the defender.
citation, page= , passage=Peter Lovenkrands went close for the Magpies, hitting the bar with a fine lob after he had been played in by the excellent Jose Enrique on the left. }}
Derived terms
* lob wedgeEtymology 2
(etyl)Noun
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