Meaning & use
lob
To throw, hit, or kick something in a slow, high arc.
See it in a sentence
She lobbed the tennis ball gently over the net to catch her opponent off guard.
He lobbed a difficult question to the panel that no one had expected.
A note on using this word
In sports like tennis and cricket, a lob specifically describes a shot hit high over an opponent rather than driven flat.
Words with a similar meaning
tossarc
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