■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed ) throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc.
↘(in soccer or tennis) kick or hit the ball over (an opponent) in such a way.
■ noun a ball ~bed over an opponent or a stroke producing this result.
↘ Cricket a ball bowled with a slow underarm action.
Origin
C16 (in the senses 'cause to hang heavily' and 'behave like a lout'): from the obs. noun ~ 'lout, pendulous object', prob. from Low Ger. or Du.