# lob

> English word · Verb · IPA /lɒb/ · frequency rank #29,722

## Definitions
1. To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
2. To throw.
3. To put, place.
4. To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.
5. To let fall heavily or lazily.
6. To reach or arrive at (a place).

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

## Easily confused with
- **Lt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lt)
- **LP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lp)
- **Ls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-ls)
- **lu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lu)
- **LV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lv)
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lr)
- **lx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lx)
- **LZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lz)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lot)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-low)
- **lol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lol)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-los)
- **log** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-log)
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lou)
- **LSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lsu)
- **lux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lux)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-loo)
- **LSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lsd)
- **LOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-loc)
- **Lon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lob-vs-lon)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lob