lobs
High, soft shots
Lobs is the plural of lob and the third-person singular verb form.
To lob is to throw or hit something in a high, slow arc: She lobs the ball over the net.
In tennis, a lob clears an opponent at the net.
In military contexts, to lob shells is to fire them in an arcing trajectory.
The word suggests something tossed casually or lobbed lazily rather than thrown hard.
Light, casual throw
Path of moving object
- parabolaSymmetrical open plane curve
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- heightVertical extent upward
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
path · skyward · float · rainbow · launch · airborne · apex · descent
toss
Light, casual throw
easy · pitch · chuck · heave · fling · sling · bowl · pass · flip · casual
trajectory
Path of moving object
flight · path · skyward · float · rainbow · launch · airborne · apex · descent · high
volley
Simultaneous firing burst
net · passing shot · approach · return · court · backcourt · midcourt · chip · defensive · offensive
bowl
Concave food container
wicket · pitch · slow ball · flight · loop · googly · over · boundary · six
- tennis trainingserve, forehand, backhand, volley, groundstrokes
- youth tennisjunior leagues, youth tournaments, tennis camps, tennis lessons
- tennis statsaces, double faults, winners, unforced errors, win-loss record
- corporate lobbyingBusiness efforts swaying lawmakers
- lobbying firmOrganization paid to influence legislators
- lobbying groupsOrganizations influencing policy decisions
- political lobbyingOrganized influence on legislators
- lob shotHigh arcing stroke
- lobbying effortsAttempts to influence policy
lob, lobbed, lobbyist, lobbyists, lobbying, lobbing, lobbied, lobber, lobbers