lob
High, gentle throw
To lob is to throw or hit something in a high, gentle arc—the opposite of a hard, direct throw.
In tennis, a lob sends the ball high over an opponent's head.
You might lob a ball to a child or lob a crumpled paper toward a trash can.
The noun lob describes such a throw or shot: She hit a perfect lob over the net.
Figuratively, to lob a question or criticism is to deliver it casually or provocatively: The reporter lobbed a softball question at the candidate.
Simultaneous firing burst
- overheadLocated directly above
- smashBreak violently apart
- baselineStandard for comparison
- backhandRacket stroke across body
forehand · passing shot · net · court · racket · topspin · dropshot · rally
Light, casual throw
Symmetrical open plane curve
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- highGreat in altitude
angle · rainbow · skyward · flightpath · clearance · launch · catapult · projectile
Pin-toppling pastime
- batsmanCricket's offensive player
- spinnerThing that rotates
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- loopCurve closing on itself
delivery · pitch · wicket · googly · slow · deceptive · tossed · legbreak
Planned approach to goals
- outmaneuverDefeat through superior tactics
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
gambit · anticipation · counterplay · misdirection · surprise · placement · positioning · setup
volley
Simultaneous firing burst
backhand · forehand · passing shot · net · court · racket · topspin · dropshot · rally · Nadal
toss
Light, casual throw
flip · heave · fling · chuck · float · arc · gentle · soft · lazy · dink
parabola
Symmetrical open plane curve
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
high · angle · rainbow · skyward · flightpath · clearance · launch · catapult · projectile · floater
bowling
Pin-toppling pastime
loop · delivery · pitch · wicket · googly · slow · deceptive · tossed · legbreak · drift
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- outmaneuverDefeat through superior tactics
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
deception · gambit · anticipation · counterplay · misdirection · surprise · placement · positioning · setup · offensive
brownie
Dense chocolate baked square
benevolent · mischievous · English · rural · farmstead · folklore · sprite · helper · nocturnal · offerings
- hotel lobbyEntrance hall of accommodations
- corporate lobbyingBusiness efforts swaying lawmakers
- ear lobeFleshy lower pinna
- gun lobbyPolitical pressure for weapons
- frontal lobeBrain's decision-making center
- theater lobby
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