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Synonyms for lob

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

throw toss fling hurl

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Throw — to throw

throw, hurl, toss, fling, chuck, heave, pitch, sling, dash, launch, bowl, cast, shy, project, dart, lance, bong, hurtle formal dated, peg slang, chunk slang US, jerk dated

2. Lay down — to put, place

set down, lay down, lay, deposit

Noun

put-down, hick, lobcock dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To throw.

  2. v. 2

    To put, place.

    Lob the bacon in the pot.

  3. n. 1

    A pass or stroke which arcs high into the air.

    The guard launched a desperate lob over the outstretched arms of the defender.

Related words

Phrases
lob jam

Forms

Plural
lobs → put-downs, hicks, lobcocks…
Past participle
lobbed
e.g. lobbed → thrun, hurled, tossed, chucked…

Example sentences

  • throw His house is within a stone's throw of his school.
  • toss The coin toss decides who will kick off the match.
  • fling "It was just a fling." "I'm filing for a divorce."
  • hurl I hoped you could hurl some lumens into the gloom.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lobsteady
throwrising
tossrising
flingrising
hurlrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
lay1, shy1, peg1
4 letters
cast1, bowl1, dash1, jerk1, toss1, dart1, bong1, hurl1, hick1
5 letters
throw1, pitch1, chuck1, lance1, chunk1, fling1, sling1, heave1
6 letters
launch1, hurtle2
7 letters
project2, deposit3, lobcock

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hurtle2 = 2 syllables).