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Added 9 October 2026

lob

/lɒb/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lob at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.
The act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc.

verb

Propel in a high arc.
lob the tennis ball

Origin

First attested late 16th c. in the sense "allow or cause to dangle, hang," from sense 2.

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