lob
part of speech
verb (lob, lobs, lobbed, lobbing); noun (a lob, lobs)
meaning for a pupil
1) To lob something is to throw or hit it high in the air, in a slow curve. tree →
2) In tennis, football and other games, a lob is a high shot over an opponent's head. tree →
3) (informal, UK and Australia) To lob something is to throw it carelessly: «Lob it in the bin». tree →
4) (informal, Australia and New Zealand) To lob or lob in is to arrive, often unexpectedly: «He lobbed in at midnight». tree →
sense in the lessons
In PE and sport a lob goes over a defender or goalkeeper. In science lessons the curve of a lobbed ball is a parabola. In everyday talk «lob it here» means «throw it to me». Phrases: «lob the ball», «lob over», «lob in».
examples
- She lobbed the ball over the goalkeeper's head. tree →
- His lob landed just inside the line. tree →
- «Lob us the keys, would you?» tree →
- He lobbed his bag onto the bed. tree →
- The cousins lobbed in for lunch without warning. tree →
- The snowball was lobbed high over the fence. tree →
- A lob is hard to return if you are close to the net. tree →
note
Double «b»: lobbed, lobbing. Informal senses are friendly, not rude. In maths and science, a lobbed ball goes up, slows, stops for an instant at the top and comes down along a curved path.
Trees and pragmatics
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