lob

v., lobbed, lob·bing, lobs.

v.tr.

To hit, throw, or propel in a high arc: lob a beach ball; lob a tennis shot over an opponent's head.

v.intr.

1. To hit a ball in a high arc.
2. To move heavily or clumsily.

n.

1. A ball hit, thrown, or propelled in a high arc.
2. Slang. A clumsy dull person; a lout.

[From Middle English, pollack, lout, probably of Low German origin.]

lobber lob'ber n.

(Binary Large OBject) A database field that holds any digitized information, including text, images, audio or video. Also known simply as a "large object" or LOB, a BLOB may have a huge storage capacity. Contrast with CLOB.

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is short for:

Meaning	Category
Large Object Blob	Governmental->NASA
Lease Office Building	Business->General
Left On Base	Community->Sports
Legend Of Blue	Community->Sports
Legislative Office Building	Governmental->US Government
Light Opening Bid	Business->Firms
Line Of Business	Business->General
Load of B*ll*cks	Governmental->Police
Lord Of Blades	Miscellaneous->Science Fiction
Luther Old Boy	Miscellaneous->Funnies

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc

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

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The verb lob has one meaning:

Meaning #1: propel in a high arc

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lobbe, slå hen over modstanderens hoved, kaste blødt og langsomt, underhåndskaste, lunte, sjokke
v. intr. - lobbe, slå hen over modstanderens hoved, kaste blødt og langsomt, underhåndskaste, lunte, sjokke
n. - høj bold, luftbold, blød bold, drog, kluntemikkel, klods, klump, sandorm, pengekasse

Nederlands (Dutch)
lobben, af laten hangen, lob, hoge bal, lomperik

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén) lancer, (Sport) lober
v. intr. - (gén) lancer, (Sport) lober
n. - (Sport) lob

Deutsch (German)
v. - lobben
n. - Lob

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πετώ μπαλιά ψηλά
n. - ψηλοκρεμαστή μπαλιά

Italiano (Italian)
fare un lob, lob

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rebater uma bola alta (no jogo de tênis) (Desp.)
n. - bola (f) alta (no jogo de tênis) (Desp.)

Русский (Russian)
тупица, нескладный кусок, свеча (спорт.), касса, подавать свечу

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - volear, lanzar la pelota por debajo del brazo
v. intr. - volear, lanzar la pelota por debajo del brazo
n. - voleo, lanzamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lobba, lunka
n. - (sport.) lobb (i kricket o. tennis), (dial.) tölp, (dial.) klump, klimp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
将挑高, 缓慢地低手掷, 挑高球, 沉重地走, 高吊球, 慢速下手球

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 將挑高, 緩慢地低手擲
v. intr. - 挑高球, 沈重地走
n. - 高吊球, 慢速下手球

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 공을 높게 치다, 곡사탄도로 발사하다
v. intr. - 공을 로브로 넘기다, 천천히 움직이다
n. - 로브 , 느린 언더 로브, 미련한 놈

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ロブする
n. - ロブ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقذف كرة الكريكت أو التنس بحركه بطيئه, يتحرك ببطء وتثاقل (الاسم) كرة الكريكت أو التنس المقذوفه ببطء, شخص بليد أخرق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חבט כדור קשתי גבוה, שיגר טיל למסלול קשתי‬
v. intr. - ‮חבט כדור קשתי גבוה‬
n. - ‮כדור שנחבט בקשת, מכה או בעיטה ששיגרה כדור קשתי‬

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