(transitive) To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
Used in a Sentence
lobbed
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lobbed.
Editorial note
It would be so fitting if the guitarist from U2 lobbed a lawsuit into the middle of this mess.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive) To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of lobbed gathered in one view.
(transitive, colloquial) To throw.
(transitive, sports) To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for lobbed.
verb
(transitive) To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
verb
(transitive, colloquial) To throw.
verb
(transitive, sports) To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.
verb
(transitive, colloquial) To put, place.
Example sentences
It would be so fitting if the guitarist from U2 lobbed a lawsuit into the middle of this mess.
For all the claims of devil worship lobbed at Led Zeppelin, Satan doesn’t make a single appearance in their lyrics.
Too heavy was a common complaint lobbed at the Nokia Lumia 920 by reviewers.
The reason you're getting down voted so heavily is because you lobbed heavy accusations without any backup (projects, whitepapers, journal submissions please).
A well placed net or piece of wire lobbed at it would suffice.
I'm pretty sure Barbara Walters has lobbed harder questions than the ones seen here on 60 minutes.
I've got an iPad 2 which was made after she lobbed herself out of a window.
It's had its corner lobbed off, and it's off-kilter.
It's not just an accusation lobbed on the internet.
It's crazy that they went to the extent of designing the bus and the tram to look identical, then just lobbed on another 50% length to the rail.
All of the same arguments lobbed against Microsoft before and during the significant work of the w3c for either being an anchor or torpedo are the same here.
Nothing she has done as the CEO of Reddit is evidence of the need for the awful insults and copypasta I've seen lobbed at her.
Quote examples
It's also quite ironic given all of the insults lobbed at banks and their "bad technology" in Standard Treasury's pitch deck.
I don't know OP, but a quick glance at his bio quickly shreds the "PUA" assumption you lobbed on him.
"For all the claims of devil worship lobbed at Led Zeppelin, Satan doesn’t make a single appearance in their lyrics." Well sure, not if you play them forwards...
One of several worthwhile remarks in the article: "For all the hateful words that were lobbed at me, it barely ever bubbled over from the world of online forums and websites." This is also true of political forums.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use lobbed in a sentence?
It would be so fitting if the guitarist from U2 lobbed a lawsuit into the middle of this mess.
What does lobbed mean?
(transitive) To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
What part of speech is lobbed?
lobbed is commonly used as verb.