lob

lob [läb]

n.

[ME lobbe- (in lobbe-keling, large codfish), heavy, thick, akin to OE lobbe, spider, EFris, MLowG lobbe, hanging lump of flesh, OHG luppa, lumpy mass < IE base (s)leubh-, to hang loosely > SLOVEN]

1. [Brit. Dial.] a big, slow, clumsy person

2. Cricket a slow underhand throw

3. Tennis a stroke in which the ball is sent high into the air, usually so as to drop into the back of the opponent's court

vt.

lobbed, lobbing

to throw, toss, etc. in a high curve

vi.

1. to move heavily and clumsily: often with along

2. to lob a ball

lobber

n.