Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lob

/lɔb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
lob
IPA
/lɔb/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.

Transitive verb

verb

To throw.

Colloquial; Transitive verb

verb

To put, place.

Colloquial; Transitive verb

verb

To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.

Transitive verb

verb

To let fall heavily or lazily.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To reach or arrive at (a place).

Australian usage; Informal; Intransitive verb

noun

A pass or stroke which arcs high into the air.

noun

A country bumpkin; a yokel.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: lob, *lobb, *lubbǭ, *lewbʰ-, llob, lubba

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /lɔb/
  • British English: /lɒb/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lobs (present, singular) lobbing (participle, present) lobbed (participle, past) lobbed (past) lobs (plural) the lob (canonical)

Derived Forms

hoblob BLOB CLOB

Phrases

lob jam lob wedge lob-crawling lob-sneaking lob-on

Frequently Paired Words

lob-crawling lob-sneaking lob-on

Synonyms

fling hurl bung cast chuck chunk cook dash dump feck jerk heave

Rhymes With

job bob rob mob punjab cobb knob prob robb sob saab blob

Questions

How do you pronounce lob?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɔb/.
What does lob mean?
To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
Where does lob come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce lob

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