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Definition of: lob
(lob) v. lobbed, lob·bing v.t.
1. To pitch or strike (a ball, etc.) in a high, arching curve, as in tennis or cricket.
—v.i.
2. To move clumsily or heavily.
3. To lob a ball.
—noun
1. In tennis, a stroke that sends the ball high into the air.
2. In cricket, a slow, underhand ball.
3. A soft, thick, lumpy mixture.
4. A worm for bait. [? Imit.]
—lob′ber noun
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