Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lob

2 senses of lob

Sense 1
lob -- (an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc)
       => return -- (a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return")

Sense 2
lob -- (the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc)
       => propulsion, actuation -- (the act of propelling)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lob

1 sense of lob

Sense 1
lob -- (propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball")
       => throw -- (propel through the air; "throw a frisbee")