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Word entry · 3 letters

lob

Best crossword clue

"High arcing toss"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /lɒb/Part of speech noun, verbSorted bloStarts with LEnds with B1 cluesCommon crossword word
1L2O3B

Definitions

  1. the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc

Word origin

First attested late 16th c. in the sense "allow or cause to dangle, hang," from sense 2.

Used in a sentence

  • The guard lobbed a pass just over the defender.
  • The tennis player lobbed the ball, which was a costly mistake.
  • I'm sure the Brunel-designed stone-built structure would have had a hatstand for his trademark stovepipe. I can picture him rocking up there of a morning and lobbing it nonchalantly onto the hatstand.

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