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单词 lobbed
释义

lob

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈläb How to pronounce lob (audio)
dialectal British
: a dull heavy person : lout

lob

2 of 4

verb

lobbed; lobbing

transitive verb

1
: to let hang heavily : droop
2
: to throw, hit, or propel easily or in a high arc
3
: to direct (something, such as a question or comment) so as to elicit a response

intransitive verb

1
a
: to move slowly and heavily
b
: to move in an arc
2
: to hit a tennis ball easily in a high arc

lob

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noun (2)

: a soft high-arching shot, throw, or kick

lob-

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combining form

variants or lobo-
: lobe
lobar
lobotomy

Synonyms

Verb

  • cast
  • catapult
  • chuck
  • dash
  • fire
  • fling
  • heave
  • hurl
  • hurtle
  • launch
  • loft
  • peg
  • pelt
  • pitch
  • sling
  • throw
  • toss
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Example Sentences

Verb She lobbed a throw to the pitcher. The soldier lobbed a grenade into the bunker. He lobbed the ball over his opponent's head.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

probably of Low German origin; akin to Low German lubbe coarse person

Verb

lob a loosely hanging object

Combining form

lobe

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1508, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1851, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

lob 1 of 2

verb

ˈläb How to pronounce lob (audio)
lobbed; lobbing
: to send (as a ball) in a high arc by hitting or throwing easily

lob

2 of 2

noun

: an act of throwing or hitting (as a ball) in a high arc

lobbed

verb

past tense of lob
as in hurled
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm he lightly lobbed the errant ball over the fence to the waiting schoolboy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hurled
  • threw
  • tossed
  • flung
  • slung
  • fired
  • launched
  • chucked
  • pelted
  • heaved
  • hurtled
  • catapulted
  • lofted
  • pegged
  • bowled
  • pitched
  • cast
  • darted
  • dashed
  • let fly
  • flipped
  • hove
  • rolled
  • gunned
  • propelled
  • passed
  • rifled
  • thrust
  • precipitated
  • ejected
  • shot
  • hooked
  • projected
  • bucked
  • impelled
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