lob

(noun, verb)

noun

1. an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc

Definition categories: act, return

2. the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc

Definition categories: act, actuation, propulsion

Sentences with lob as a noun:

- The guard launched a desperate lob over the outstretched arms of the defender.

verb

1. propel in a high arc

- lob the tennis ball

Definition categories: contact, throw

Sentences with lob as a 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.