n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: lobbed ; lob · bing
Etymology: lob a loosely hanging object
Date: 1599
transitive verb
1 : to let hang heavily : DROOP
2 : to throw, hit, or propel easily or in a high arc
3 : to direct (as a question or comment) so as to elicit a response
intransitive verb
1 a : to move slowly and heavily b : to move in an arc
2 : to hit a tennis ball easily in a high arc