Meaning & use
lobbed
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Threw, hit, or sent something through the air in a high arc.
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She lobbed the tennis ball just over her opponent's reach.
Protesters lobbed rocks toward the barricade before police intervened.
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In tennis, a lob is a deliberate shot hit high over an opponent who has moved close to the net.
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